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The depolarization of fluorescence from hydrophobic fluorophores has been used to probe the fluidity or “microviscosity” within the hydrophobic region of membrane bilayer (Shinitzky et al. 1971).
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Sartor, G., Ferrari, M.B., Cavatorta, P. (1986). The Effect of Polypeptides on the Fluidity of Lipid Bilayers. In: Azzi, A., Masotti, L., Vecli, A. (eds) Membrane Proteins. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71543-3_9
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