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. 1979 Jan;25(1):107–111. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3495(79)85280-7

On the Theoretical Shapes of Bilipid Vesicles under Conditions of Increasing Membrane Area

Jon C Luke, Jerome I Kaplan
PMCID: PMC1328450  PMID: 262380

Abstract

Certain standard properties, including spontaneous curvature, are assumed for the membrane of a bilipid vesicle. Then, if there is a mechanism that causes the membrane area to increase, vesicle cleavage is found to occur.

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