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AMONG the numerous phases reported in lipid-water systems a few display a cubic symmetry; the structure of these phases has been the subject of several controversial reports. We show in this article that all these cubic phases are similar: the lattice is body-centred, and the structure consists of networks of rods (Fig. 1); in some cases the rods are filled by the paraffin chains, in others by the polar moieties.
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LUZZATI, V., TARDIEU, A., GULIK-KRZYWICKI, T. et al. Structure of the Cubic Phases of Lipid–Water Systems. Nature 220, 485–488 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220485a0
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