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Table 4 Effect of long-term Al feeding on the fluidity of the myelin membrane.

From: Effect of long-term aluminum feeding on lipid/phospholipid profiles of rat brain myelin

Parameter

Control

Al-fed

Fluorescense Polarization, P

0.254 ± 0.008

0.260 ± 0.003

Fluorescense anisotropy, r

0.186 ± 0.006

0.190 ± 0.002

Limited hindered anisotropy, rα

0.148 ± 0.008

0.153 ± 0.003

Order parameter, S

0.612 ± 0.006

0.622 ± 0.002

  1. The experimental details are as given in the text and in Table 1. Fluidity parameters were determined at 25°C within 2–3 hr of myelin membrane preparation using DPH as the probe[30,47]. Results are given as mean ± SEM of 18 observations in each group.