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Ion transport through chemically induced pores in protein-free phospholipid membranes

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Ion transport through chemically induced pores in protein-free phospholipid membranes. / Gurtovenko, Andrey A.; Anwar, Jamshed.
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 111, No. 47, 29.11.2007, p. 13379-13382.

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Gurtovenko, AA & Anwar, J 2007, 'Ion transport through chemically induced pores in protein-free phospholipid membranes', Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol. 111, no. 47, pp. 13379-13382. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp075631v

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Gurtovenko, A. A., & Anwar, J. (2007). Ion transport through chemically induced pores in protein-free phospholipid membranes. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111(47), 13379-13382. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp075631v

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Gurtovenko AA, Anwar J. Ion transport through chemically induced pores in protein-free phospholipid membranes. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 2007 Nov 29;111(47):13379-13382. doi: 10.1021/jp075631v

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Gurtovenko, Andrey A. ; Anwar, Jamshed. / Ion transport through chemically induced pores in protein-free phospholipid membranes. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 2007 ; Vol. 111, No. 47. pp. 13379-13382.

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KW - DIMETHYL-SULFOXIDE

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