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Fluidity

Fluidity

The reciprocal of viscosity; unit: rhe = poise-1.


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Re: Ingesting Cholsterol

... e.g. progesterone, testosterone, cortisol; or transport out of liver to be taken up by peripheral tissue and used in membranes (to regulate fluidity).

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by dae
Sun May 04, 2008 8:31 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Ingesting Cholsterol
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Views: 985

Questions about Cell Biology. Thanks in advance

... or hydrophilic channels for the attachments of large ribosomal subunits? 7. When the membrane's cholesterol content increases, does the fluidity increase or decrease? Why? 8. The transportation of endocytotic vesicles within cytoplasm of absorptive cells to be released by exocytosis ...

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by nofearnofear
Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:17 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Questions about Cell Biology. Thanks in advance
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Membrane Interior

Is sand a liquid? i don't think so. Incidentaly, yes, a higher temperature causes fluidity of the membrane to increase. My advice to you is try to read those inctroductory chapters noody reads that reveal the chemistry necessary in order to understand cellular biology

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by MrMistery
Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:52 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Membrane Interior
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Views: 685

Membrane Interior

... this allow a small amount of water in? Does temperature have an effect on the alignment of the fatty acids, causing an increase or decrease in fluidity? If someone could help me out with this... Thanks

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by LunarStrain
Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:14 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Membrane Interior
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Views: 685

Carrier and Channel Proteins

... to the other side The speed of this depends on a number of factors: the dissociation constant of the protein, the size of the protein+ligand, the fluidity of the membrane etc

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by MrMistery
Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:06 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Carrier and Channel Proteins
Replies: 3
Views: 2872
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