Preferred Label : membrane fluidity;
MeSH definition : The motion of phospholipid molecules within the lipid bilayer, dependent on the classes
of phospholipids present, their fatty acid composition and degree of unsaturation
of the acyl chains, the cholesterol concentration, and temperature.;
MeSH synonym : fluidities, membrane; membrane fluidities; fluidities, bilayer; bilayer fluidity; fluidity, membrane; bilayer fluidities; fluidity, bilayer;
MeSH annotation : permitted with artificial membranes;
Origin ID : D008560;
UMLS CUI : C0025245;
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The motion of phospholipid molecules within the lipid bilayer, dependent on the classes
of phospholipids present, their fatty acid composition and degree of unsaturation
of the acyl chains, the cholesterol concentration, and temperature.
