title: The composition and fluidity of adipocyte membranes prepared from young and adult rats.
abstract: Membranes from adipocytes of adult and young rats have been compared. Phospholipid fatty acids from adult rats were more saturated than those from young rats. This difference was associated with a decreased fluidity in the membranes of the adult rats, which was inferred from measurements of fluorescence polarisation of the fluorescent probe, 1,6-diphenylhexa-1,3,5-triene.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids