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. 2022 Nov 9;12(11):1121. doi: 10.3390/membranes12111121

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Representative microscopic images of multicomponent liposomes made with cholesterol as the sterol component, featuring three different phase-separated lipid domains. (A) Homogenous (DPPC:DOPC:Chol, 40:40:20), (B) Lo/Ld (DPPC:DOPC:Chol, 40:40:20), and (C) So/Ld (DPPG:DPPC:DOPC:Chol, 15:25:40:20). All experiments were performed at 20.0 °C. The images were recorded by the author. Abbreviations: DPPC, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine; DOPC, 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine; DPPG, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol; Chol, cholesterol; Lo/Ld, liquid-ordered/liquid-disordered; So/Ld, solid-ordered/liquid-disordered.