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Abstract
Rat liver microsomes (microsomal fraction) were isolated from vitamin A-deficient and -sufficient rats and analysed for membrane lipid characteristics. Membrane fluidity was found to be significantly decreased in microsomes from the vitamin A-deficient rats, but not in liposomes prepared from lipid extracts. Microsomes from vitamin A-deficient animals showed a significant decrease in C18:2, omega 6 and an increase in C22:5, omega 6 fatty acids.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3663201 PMCID: PMC1148216 DOI: 10.1042/bj2450907
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857