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Effects of Cholesterol on the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Passive Transport of Water through Lipid Membranes

Author(s): Bilkiss B Issack

While it has long been known that cholesterol reduces the permeability of biological membranes to water, the exact mechanism by which cholesterol influences transmembrane permeation is still unclear. The thermodynamic and kinetic contributions to the transp...

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