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Electrical Properties of Orientated Lipid on a Biological Membrane : An Electrostatic Diffusion Barrier and Ion Pump

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BEAMENT, J. Electrical Properties of Orientated Lipid on a Biological Membrane : An Electrostatic Diffusion Barrier and Ion Pump. Nature 191, 217–221 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/191217a0

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