Lipids and the ocular lens

The unusually high levels of saturation and thus order contribute to the uniqueness of human lens membranes. In addition, and unlike in most biomembranes, most of the lens lipids are associated with proteins, thus reducing their mobility. The major phospholipid of the human lens is dihydrosphingomye...

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Main Authors: Douglas Borchman, Marta C. Yappert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-09-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520422801