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Lipid Asymmetry of Membranes

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Three sections of this chapter describing various approaches to study membrane lipid asymmetry are written by three different groups. Each section is preceded by a brief introduction to give a general background of the respective approach.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA

    Vijay K. Kalra

  2. Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, 160014, India

    C. M. Gupta

  3. Institu de Biologie Physico-Chimique, rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005, Paris, France

    A. Zachowski

  4. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät 1, Institut für Biologie/Biophysik, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115, Berlin, Germany

    T. Pomorski

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    Rajendra Prasad

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Kalra, V.K., Gupta, C.M., Zachowski, A., Pomorski, T. (1996). Lipid Asymmetry of Membranes. In: Prasad, R. (eds) Manual on Membrane Lipids. Springer Lab Manuals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79837-5_6

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