Lipid heterogeneity and membrane fluidity in a highly polarized cell, the mammalian spermatozoon

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Ladha, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipid composition; Membrane domains; Membrane fluidity; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN; CHOLESTEROL; ESTER; GLYCOLIPID; LIPID; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHATIDIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SPHINGOMYELIN; STEROL; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ACROSOME; ANISOTROPY; BLEACHING; CELL MEMBRANE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FERTILIZATION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMALS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032168203     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900415     Document Type: Review

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