The membrane phospholipids incorporate fatty acids of varying length and saturation.

Ethanolamine and choline are major membrane phospholipids, in the form of glycerophosphoethanolamine and glycerophosphocholine.

Thus, neural membrane phospholipids are a reservoir for second messengers.

Activation of cPLA results in hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids to produce arachidonic acid.

Activated platelets promote phospholipase A2 activation which releases arachidonic acid from membrane phospholipids.

The enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids to release arachidonic acid which is subsequently metabolized into eicosanoids.

One of the primary roles for PE in bacterial membranes is to spread out the negative charge caused by anionic membrane phospholipids.

The major dietary lipids for humans and other animals are animal and plant triglycerides, sterols, and membrane phospholipids.

Cytosolic phospholipase A2-α acts on membrane phospholipids to release arachidonic acid a precursor in the synthesis of eicosanoids.

Meclofenoxate also increases cellular membrane phospholipids.