On the Electroporation Thresholds of Lipid Bilayers: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Investigations
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Membrane Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0022-2631,1432-1424
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-013-9570-7