title: Food restriction and membrane fluidity.
abstract: The fluidity of the erythrocyte membrane derived from growing rats raised under restricted food intake was found to be higher than the fluidity of the respective membranes from ad libitum fed animals. Considering the apparent relationship between the decrease in membrane fluidity and aging, the results point to the possible beneficial effects of food restriction at a young age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cogan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mokady
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D005508:Food Deprivation / Q000502:physiology*; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000378:metabolism; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D008560:Membrane Fluidity / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals