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Comment
. 2021 May 18;118(20):e2025011118.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2025011118.

A needless but interesting controversy

John F Nagle  1 , Evan A Evans  2 , Patricia Bassereau  3 , Tobias Baumgart  4 , Stephanie Tristram-Nagle  5 , Rumiana Dimova  6
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A needless but interesting controversy

John F Nagle et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • How cholesterol stiffens unsaturated lipid membranes.
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