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The Membrane as a System: How Lipid Structure Affects Membrane Protein Function

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Protein-Lipid Interactions

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Lee, A.G. (2006). The Membrane as a System: How Lipid Structure Affects Membrane Protein Function. In: Mateo, C.R., Gómez, J., Villalaín, J., González-Ros, J.M. (eds) Protein-Lipid Interactions. Springer Series in Biophysics, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28435-4_6

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