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Comment
. 2007 Aug;130(2):229-32.
doi: 10.1085/jgp.200709842. Epub 2007 Jul 16.

Using model membrane-inserted hydrophobic helices to study the equilibrium between transmembrane and nontransmembrane states

Erwin London
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Using model membrane-inserted hydrophobic helices to study the equilibrium between transmembrane and nontransmembrane states

Erwin London. J Gen Physiol. 2007 Aug.
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