Membrane lipids: where they are and how they behave

Gerrit van Meer; Dennis R. Voelker; Gerald W. Feigenson

doi:10.1038/nrm2330

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MembraneBiological membraneLipid bilayerCatabolismChemistryAnabolismMembrane lipidsCell biologyBiophysicsBiochemistryEnzymeBiology

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Year: 2008
Type: review
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Pages: 112-124
Citations: 6807
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                                    Gerrit van Meer, 
                                
                                    Dennis R. Voelker, 
                                
                                    Gerald W. Feigenson
                                
                            (2008). 
                            Membrane lipids: where they are and how they behave. 
                            Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
                            , 9
                            (2)
                            , 112-124.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm2330

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DOI: 10.1038/nrm2330