[Fluidity of red blood cell membrane from mouse infected with Malaria parasite].
The fluidity of membrane lipid regions of Plasmodium berghei- or Plasmodium yoelii-infected red blood cells has been determined by the fluorescence polarization technique using 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) as a probe. The results showed that the fluidity of Plasmodium (berghei or yoelii)-infected red blood cell membranes was increased significantly as compared with that of normal controls judging from the degree of polarization and the microviscosity. Its mechanism was discussed briefly.
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Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai.
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Wang
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D000818:Animals; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000469:parasitology*; D005454:Fluorescence Polarization; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D051379:Mice; D010962:Plasmodium berghei; D010967:Plasmodium yoelii