Differential effects of cholesterol on acyl chain order in erythrocyte membranes as a function of depth from the surface. An electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin label study

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-127

  Cassera, M B ^a   Silber, A M ^a   Gennaro, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnologico para la Industria Quimica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cholesterol modulation; Cyclodextrins; EPR order parameter; Erythrocyte membrane fluidity; Liposomes; Rafts

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPOSOME; METHYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIN LABELING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACYLATION; CHOLESTEROL; CYCLODEXTRINS; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPIN LABELS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0037120762     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(02)00139-4     Document Type: Article

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