Detergent resistant domains in erythrocyte membranes survive after cell cholesterol depletion: An EPR spin label study

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 165-169

  Rivas, M G ^a   Gennaro, Ana M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

Cholesterol; DRM; EPR or ESR; Erythrocyte; Membrane rafts; Triton X 100

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DETERGENT; LIPID;

CELL LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION;

CHOLESTEROL; DETERGENTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; OCTOXYNOL;

EID: 0037274871     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(02)00189-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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