Cold shock damage is due to lipid phase transitions in cell membranes: A demonstration using sperm as a model
Citations
1,383 citations
Cites background from "Cold shock damage is due to lipid p..."
...However, it is well known that a major phase change Ž .occurs in the vicinity of 5–158C Drobnis et al., 1993 , and this may well be the prime temperature range for temperature dependent injury....
[...]
648 citations
Cites background from "Cold shock damage is due to lipid p..."
...Ž .lipid phase transition effects was presented by Drobnis et al. 1993 ....
[...]
...Spermatozoa undergo these lipid phase transitions Crowe et .al., 1989; Drobnis et al., 1993; Holt and North, 1984; 1986; Parks and Lynch, 1992 typically within the temperature range 17–368C....
[...]
...Drobnis et al., 1993 ....
[...]
585 citations
Cites background from "Cold shock damage is due to lipid p..."
...The susceptibility of the plasma membrane to undergo lipidphase transitions during cooling is inversely related to the proportion of cholesterol present (Drobnis et al, 1993)....
[...]
580 citations
558 citations
References
955 citations
399 citations
222 citations
179 citations
135 citations