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Molecular, dynamic, and structural origin of inhomogeneous magnetization transfer in lipid membranes

Scott D Swanson1, Dariya I Malyarenko1, Mario L Fabiilli1

  • 1Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
|April 1, 2016
PubMed
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Keywords:
lipid dynamicsmagnetization transfermyelin membranewhite matter

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