Model Answers to Lipid Membrane Questions

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Model Answers to Lipid Membrane Questions. / Mouritsen, Ole G.

In: Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, Vol. 3, No. 9, a004622, 2011, p. 1-15.

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Mouritsen, OG 2011, 'Model Answers to Lipid Membrane Questions', Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, vol. 3, no. 9, a004622, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a004622

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Mouritsen, O. G. (2011). Model Answers to Lipid Membrane Questions. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 3(9), 1-15. [a004622]. https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a004622

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Mouritsen OG. Model Answers to Lipid Membrane Questions. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 2011;3(9):1-15. a004622. https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a004622

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Mouritsen, Ole G. / Model Answers to Lipid Membrane Questions. In: Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 2011 ; Vol. 3, No. 9. pp. 1-15.

Bibtex

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