Effects of ceramide and other simple sphingolipids on membrane lateral structure

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1788, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 169-177

  Goñi, Félix M ^a   Alonso, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Lateral phase separation; Lipid phases; Membrane domains; Sphingolipids

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CERAMIDE 1 PHOSPHATE; CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SPHINGOSINE; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE;

HYDRATION; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; MELTING POINT; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CERAMIDES; CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; MEMBRANES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SPHINGOLIPIDS; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

EID: 58149188064     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.09.002     Document Type: Review

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