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[Decrease in the electrical stability of lipid membranes following UV-irradiation].

A V Putvinskiĭ
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The influence of UV-irradiation on the electrical stability of black lipid membranes (BLM) prepared from mitochondrial lipids has been studied. The breakdown voltage of BLM is shown to decrease as a result of photoperoxidation of unsaturated fatty acid chains of phospholipids. It appears reasonable to assume that the UV-radiation induces the dielectric breakdown and alteration of functions of cell membranes (i.e. UV-uncoupling of oxidative phorylation in mitochondria).

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A V Putvinskiĭ. [Decrease in the electrical stability of lipid membranes following UV-irradiation].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/901838/

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