EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION OF MONOLAYERS OF DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE - DEPENDENCE OF DOMAIN SIZE ON COMPRESSION RATES

被引:58
作者
NAG, K
BOLAND, C
RICH, N
KEOUGH, KMW
机构
[1] MEM UNIV NEWFOUNDLAND,DEPT BIOCHEM,ST JOHNS A1B 3X9,NEWFOUNDLAND,CANADA
[2] MEM UNIV NEWFOUNDLAND,DEPT PHYS,ST JOHNS A1B 3X9,NEWFOUNDLAND,CANADA
[3] MEM UNIV NEWFOUNDLAND,DISCIPLINE PEDIAT,ST JOHNS A1B 3X9,NEWFOUNDLAND,CANADA
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
PULMONARY SURFACTANT; 2-PHASE REGION; FLUORESCENT PROBE;
D O I
10.1016/0005-2736(91)90204-L
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A fluorescence microscopic technique was used to observe phase transitions in monolayers of DPPC. The sizes of the domain structures observed were found to be dependent on the rate of compression of the monolayer. The distribution of domain sizes for different rates of compression were unimodal, but the scatter in the sizes was greater during slow compressions.
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页码:157 / 160
页数:4
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