An osmotic model for the fusion of biological membranes

作者: Jack A. Lucy , Quet F. Ahkong

DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(86)81213-3

关键词: Osmotic pressureChemistryCell biologyLipid bilayer fusionCell fusionPhospholipidMyoblast fusionFusionMembraneBiological membraneBiophysics

摘要: A molecular model for fusion-fission reactions in membranes is proposed that based on data from studies artificially induced cell fusion and the behaviour of phospholipid bilayers: it put forward as a framework further investigations into this fundamental property biological systems.

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