• In biology, membrane fluidity refers to the viscosity of the lipid bilayer of a cell membrane or a synthetic lipid membrane. Lipid packing can influence...
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    appropriate membrane fluidity at various temperatures. The membrane also contains membrane proteins, including integral proteins that span the membrane and serve...
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    hydrophobic tails, determine the lipid bilayer physical properties such as fluidity. Membranes in cells typically define enclosed spaces or compartments in which...
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    The way most cells react to the cold is by changing the fluidity of the cellular membrane, but this particular bacterium has acquired different tactics...
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  • testosterone. The main function of cholesterol is controlling the cell membrane fluidity. Steroid – see also steroidogenesis: Steroids are one of the important...
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    Cholesterol molecules are also found throughout the plasma membrane and act as a buffer of membrane fluidity. The phospholipid bilayer is most permeable to small...
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    Fluid mosaic model (category Membrane biology)
    phospholipid bilayer gives fluidity and elasticity to the membrane. Small amounts of carbohydrates are also found in the cell membrane. The biological model...
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  • fluidity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fluidity may refer to: Reciprocal of viscosity Cognitive fluidity Fluid intelligence Membrane fluidity Sexual...
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    of FAs chains have a profound effect on membranes' fluidity. Plant thylakoid membranes maintain high fluidity, even at relatively cold environmental temperatures...
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  • increasingly high cell membrane content of both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, to maintain greater membrane fluidity (and functionality)...
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