Includes bibliographical references (leaves 169-184) / xiv, 184 leaves : ill ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Examines the concept of membrane homeostatis, which implies that biological membranes tend to maintain a constant level of lipid fluidity in the face of potential exogenous and endogenous pertubations. Manipulations of dietary cholesterol and/or saturated (coconut oil) v/s unsaturated (sunflower seed oil) fatty acids have been used to study the relationship between membrane lipid composition, membrane lipid fluidity and membrane-bound enzymes of lipid metabolism; and, to see whether these enzymes act co-ordinately for the maintenance of a membrane homeostatis under these dietary conditions. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Animal Sciences, 1986
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/263516 |
| Date | January 1985 |
| Creators | Garg, Manohar Lal |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
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