A simplified method for the preparation of detergent-free lipid rafts

Lipid rafts are small plasma membrane domains that contain high levels of cholesterol and sphingolipids. Traditional methods for the biochemical isolation of lipid rafts involve the extraction of cells with nonionic detergents followed by the separation of a low-density, detergent-resistant membrane...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jennifer L. Macdonald, Linda J. Pike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
Gq
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520339900