Characteristic membrane viscosity of large phospholipid vesicles

Range ~0.01 pNXsec/μm
Organism Generic
Reference Keren K et al., Mechanism of shape determination in motile cells. Nature. 2008 May 22 453(7194):475-80. doi: 10.1038/nature06952. Supplementary information p.12 top paragraphPubMed ID18497816
Primary Source Waugh, R. E., Surface viscosity measurements from large bilayer vesicle tether formation. II. Experiments. Biophys J 38 (1), 29 (1982). & Waugh, R. E., Surface viscosity measurements from large bilayer vesicle tether formation. I. Analysis. Biophys J 38 (1), 19 (1982).PubMed ID7074197, 7074196
Comments "Characteristic [membrane] viscosity is ?~0.01pNXsec/µm [primary sources]"
Entered by Uri M
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