Structural properties of lipid reconstructs and lipid composition of normotensive and hypertensive rat vascular smooth muscle cell membranes

Multiple cell membrane alterations have been reported to be the cause of various forms of hypertension. The present study focuses on the lipid portion of the membranes, characterizing the microviscosity of membranes reconstituted with lipids extracted from the aorta and mesenteric arteries of sponta...

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Main Authors: T.R. Oliveira, M.T. Lamy, U.M. De Paula, L.L. Guimarães, M.S. Toledo, H.K. Takahashi, A.H. Straus, C.J. Lindsey, T.B. Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000900012