Explorations in homeoviscous adaptation and mass spectral analysis of membrane lipids

OF DISSERTATION MICHAEL DOUGLAS TIMMONS The Graduate School University of Kentucky 2010 EXPLORATIONS IN HOMEOVISCOUS ADAPTATION AND MASS SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF MEMBRANE LIPIDS ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATIONOF DISSERTATION A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky By Michael Douglas Timmons