phospholipid bilayer
Americannoun
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These channels facilitate water transportation across cells more rapidly than diffusion through the membrane phospholipid bilayer.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023
The plasma membrane is a phospholipid bilayer embedded with proteins.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
However, water-soluble materials—like glucose, amino acids, and electrolytes—need some assistance to cross the membrane because they are repelled by the hydrophobic tails of the phospholipid bilayer.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 3.4 Cell Membrane The cell membrane of the cell is a phospholipid bilayer containing many different molecular components, including proteins and cholesterol, some with carbohydrate groups attached.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 3.8 The plasma membrane is a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
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