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CONTENTS<br />

CONTENTS<br />

Prefácio<br />

Contents<br />

Abbreviations and Symbol List<br />

Resumo<br />

Palavras-Chave<br />

Abstract<br />

Keywords<br />

Sinopse<br />

Outline<br />

I - INTRODUCTION<br />

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1.- Bio<strong>membrane</strong>s<br />

1.1. – Function and architecture <strong>of</strong> bio<strong>membrane</strong>s<br />

1.2. – Molecular composition <strong>of</strong> bio<strong>membrane</strong>s<br />

1.2.1. – Lipid composition<br />

1.2.1.1. – Glycerolipids<br />

1.2.1.2. – Sphingolipids<br />

1.2.1.3. – Glycolipids<br />

1.2.1.4. – Sterols<br />

1.3. – Lipid asymmetry across the bilayer<br />

1.4. – Lipid structure and curvature<br />

1.5. – Lamellar phase transitions in lipid bilayers<br />

1.6. – Membrane thickness<br />

1.7. – Lateral heterogeneity in lipid bilayer<br />

1.8. – Membrane <strong>proteins</strong><br />

1.9. – Lateral dynamics in bio<strong>membrane</strong>s<br />

1.10. – Membrane model systems<br />

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2. – Lipid-Protein <strong>Interaction</strong>s<br />

2.1. – Membrane protein reconstitution<br />

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