Advances in lipid research
By: edited by Rodolfo Paoletti, David Kritchevsky
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781483215372; 9780120249152; 9780120249138
Subjects: Lipids; Periodicals; SCIENCE; Life Sciences; Biochemistry
Description: Advances in Lipid Research.
Notes: Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Advances in Lipid Research; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Chapter 1. Long-Range Order in Biomembranes; I. Introduction; II. The Models of Biomembrane Organization; III. Limitations of Fluid-Mosaic Model; IV. Long-Range Organization in Membranes; V. The ""Plate Model"" of Membrane Structure; VI. Epilogue; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; References; Chapter 2. The Pharmacodynamics and Toxicologyof Steroids and Related Compounds; I. Introduction; II. Methodology of Measurement; III. Theories of Physiologic Mechanisms; IV. Enzyme Systems; V. Transport Mechanisms; title: VI. Safety Testing for Carcinogenic HazardsVII. Drug Side Effects; VIII. Transplacental Effects; IX. Effects on the CNS; X. Summary; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; References; Chapter 3. Fungal Lipids; I. Introduction; II. A Note on Taxonomic Classification; III. Total Lipid Composition; IV. Intracellular Distribution of Lipids; V. Extracellular Lipids; VI. Biosynthesis of Lipid Components; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; References; Chapter 4. The Biochemistry of Plant Sterols; I. Introduction; II. Structure and Stereochemistry; III. The Dominant Sterols; IV. Minor Steroids; V. Biosynthesis of Tetracyclic Structure; title: VI. Metabolism of the Side ChainVII. The Biosynthetic Sequence after Cyclization; VIII. The Function of Sterols; IX. Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Implications; References; Author Index; Subject Index; CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES