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Comparative physiology

adjustment of membrane lipid composition with temperature so that membrane fluidity stays roughly constant.

In comparative physiology, homeoviscous adaptation refers to adjustment of membrane lipid composition with temperature so that membrane fluidity stays roughly constant. This meaning comes from Sinensky (1974) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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References

Sinensky, M. (1974). Homeoviscous Adaptation: A Homeostatic Process that Regulates the Viscosity of Membrane Lipids in Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 71(2), 522-525. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.71.2.522

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