Cholesterol is a lipidic, waxy steroid found in the cell membranes and transported in the blood plasma of all animals ... is required to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity.

I agree with the authors that the use of cyclodextrin may have been associated with other changes in plasma membrane structure than cholesterol depletion at the GLP-1 receptor. The entire discussion ...

A new diagnostic test system jointly developed at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) ...

A new diagnostic test system jointly developed at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) and UCLA Samueli School of Engineering fuses a powerful, sensitive transistor ...

This review highlights the potential of lipidomic and metabolomic biomarkers in predicting breast cancer prognosis and ...

LDL is the main carrier of circulating cholesterol within the body, used by extra-hepatic cells for cell membrane and steroid ... and uptake of LDL regulate plasma LDL concentration by several ...

The administration of silymarin reduces plasma levels of cholesterol and low-density ... ability to regulate membrane permeability and to increase membrane stability in the presence of xenobiotic ...

In this research we investigate the connection between the cytoplasmic machinery of apoptosis and the plasma membrane organization by studying ... observed after decrease of lipid order induced by ...