Phospholipid composition of hibernating ground squirrel ( Citellus lateralis) kidney and low-temperature membrane function

1. 1. Phospholipid analysis of kidney lipids from active and hibernating ground squirrels ( Citellus lateralis) indicate that molar quantities of phosphatidyl choline increase, while sphingomyelin decreases in hibernating animals. 2. 2. Both of these changes are in such a direction as to enhance mem...

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Published inComparative biochemistry and physiology. B, Comparative biochemistry Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 19 - 26
Main Author Aloia, R.C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 1978
Subjects
Animals
Cold Temperature
Hibernation
Kidney - analysis
Membrane Fluidity
Phospholipids - analysis
Sciuridae - metabolism
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Summary:1. 1. Phospholipid analysis of kidney lipids from active and hibernating ground squirrels ( Citellus lateralis) indicate that molar quantities of phosphatidyl choline increase, while sphingomyelin decreases in hibernating animals. 2. 2. Both of these changes are in such a direction as to enhance membrane fluidity and possibly contribute to low-temperature membrane function in these organisms.
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ISSN:0305-0491
DOI:10.1016/0305-0491(78)90021-4