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PHOSPHOLIPIDS, either in the form of a bimolecular leaflet1,2 or in micellar arrangement3,4, are, on current theories, the basis of membrane structure. Studies of the polymorphism of phospholipids may therefore lead to further understanding of membrane structure and function. Most membranes contain a variety of unsaturated phospholipids1,2, but saturated phospholipids predominate in some2,5—for example, dipalmitoyl lecithin is the principal component of lung membrane6,7. The present study concerns bimolecular leaflets of dipalmitoyl lecithin.
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LEVINE, Y., BAILEY, A. & WILKINS, M. Multilayers of Phospholipid Bimolecular Leaflets. Nature 220, 577–578 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220577a0
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