| 839 |
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orientations of the membrane dipoles may be available from |
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fluorescence detected linear dichroism (LD). Benninger {\it et al.} |
| 841 |
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have recently used axially-specific chromophores |
| 842 |
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2-(4,4-difluoro-5,7-dimethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene-3-pentanoyl)-1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospocholine |
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($\beta$-BODIPY FL C5-HPC or BODIPY-PC) and 3,3' |
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2-(4,4-difluoro-5,7-dimethyl-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene-3-pentanoyl)-1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-\\ |
| 843 |
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phospocholine ($\beta$-BODIPY FL C5-HPC or BODIPY-PC) and 3,3' |
| 844 |
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dioctadecyloxacarbocyanine perchlorate (DiO) in their |
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fluorescence-detected linear dichroism (LD) studies of plasma |
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membranes of living cells.\cite{Benninger:2005qy} The DiO dye aligns |
