The composition and fluidity of adipocyte membranes prepared from young and adult rats.
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.
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
D005227:Fatty Acids; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids