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Cholesterol-dependent Phase Behavior

Cholesterol-Dependent Phase Behavior is a biophysical phenomenon within membrane lipid systems characterized by the modulation of membrane phase organization and fluidity as a function of cholesterol concentration, distinguishing it from cholesterol-independent phase behaviors by its specific reliance on cholesterol's intercalation and condensing effects on lipid acyl chains.

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Phase equilibria in the phosphatidylcholine-cholesterol system

John H. Ipsen, Gunnar Karlström, O.G. Mourtisen et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes · 1987 · 1.1K citations

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Difference in microviscosity induced by different cholesterol levels in the surface membrane lipid layer of normal lymphocytes and malignant lymphoma cells

Meir Shinitzky, Michael Inbar · Journal of Molecular Biology · 1974 · 630 citations

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Lateral diffusion in the liquid phases of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine/cholesterol lipid bilayers: a free volume analysis

Paulo F. Almeida, Winchil L.C. Vaz, T. E. Thompson · Biochemistry · 1992 · 571 citations

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Order of lipid phases in model and plasma membranes

Hermann-Josef Kaiser, Daniel Lingwood, Ilya Levental et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 477 citations · Full text

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Effect of cholesterol on the structure of a phospholipid bilayer

Frédérick de Meyer, Berend Smit · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 455 citations · Full text

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    Ronald N. McElhaney

    University of Alberta, Canada

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    University of Alberta, Canada

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    Harden M. McConnell

    Stanford University, United States

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    Ruthven N.A.H. Lewis

    University of Alberta, Canada

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    Michel Lafleur

    Université de Montréal, Canada

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    Edmonton, Canada

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    Krakow, Poland

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    Lund, Sweden

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    Hamilton, Canada

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    Seattle, United States

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    Utrecht, The Netherlands

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    Tel Aviv, Israel

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    Rehovot, Israel

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