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The Quantum Casimir Effect May Be a Universal Force Organizing the Bilayer Structure of the Cell Membrane

A mathematic–physical model of the interaction between cell membrane bilayer leaflets is proposed based on the Casimir effect in dielectrics. This model explains why the layers of a lipid membrane gently slide one past another rather than penetrate each other. The presented model reveals the depende...

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Autores principales: Pawlowski, Piotr H., Zielenkiewicz, Piotr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23612889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00232-013-9544-9