Influence of a hyperlipidic diet on the composition of the non-membrane lipid pool of red blood cells of male and female rats

Background and objectives. Red blood cells (RBC) are continuously exposed to oxidative agents, affecting their membrane lipid function. However, the amount of lipid in RBCs is higher than the lipids of the cell membrane, and includes triacylglycerols, which are no membrane components. We assumed tha...

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Main Authors: Xavier Remesar, Arantxa Antelo, Clàudia Llivina, Emma Albà, Lourdes Berdié, Silvia Agnelli, Sofía Arriarán, José Antonio Fernández-López, Marià Alemany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1083.pdf