Fig. 2. Short-chain ceramides decrease lipid order as measured by fluorescence
anisotropy of DPH-PC in plasma membrane vesicles from RBL cells. Ceramides
were added to DPH-PC-labeled vesicles (
150 µM phospholipids), and
fluorescence anisotropy was measured subsequent to each addition. 
,
C2-dhcer; 
, C2-cer; 
, C6-cer.
Results shown are average values of at least three experiments for each
ceramide; bars designating s.e.m. are shown where larger than the width of
data points.