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The conformation of the polar headgroup of phosphatidylcholine in bilayer vesicles has been investigated using paramagnetic probes. The extended disposition of the polar group when bound to cations is maintained when anions are bound.
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Hauser, H., Phillips, M., Levine, B. et al. Conformation of the lecithin polar group in charged vesicles. Nature 261, 390–394 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/261390a0
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