Viscosities of Some Triglycerides and Ethylester of Fatty Acids Frequently Found in Cell Membranes

Subtitle: A Possible Effect of Viscosity of Fatty Acids in Phospholipids on Hemorheology

Article type: Short Communication

Authors: Hamazaki, Tomohito^a | Kobayashi, Satoru^b | Urakaze, Masaharu^a | Yano, Saburo^a | Fujita, Takao^c

Affiliations: [a] First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Toyama City, Toyama 930-01, Japan | [b] Pharmaceutical Dept., Chiba University Hospital, Inohana, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan | [c] Central Research Laboratory, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., Hachioji City, Tokyo, Japan

Note: [] Accepted by: Editor S. Oka

Keywords: Polyunsaturated fatty acid, viscosity, ethylester, edible oil, red blood cell filterability, blood viscosity, membrane fluidity

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1985-22306

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 221-226, 1985