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Cell membrane

The cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a semipermeable biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of a cell from the outside environment (the extracellular space). The cell membrane is a lipid bilayer, usually consisting of phospholipids and…

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Cell membrane

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Edges180
Triples141
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01105
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Cell membrane

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related to Intracellular membranes · 19
Cell membrane → Compartments, Considering, DNA, Endosymbiotic, ER, Golgi, If, In, Like, Materials, Mitochondria, Paracoccus, Rhodopseudomonas, The, The ER, The Golgi, There, This, Within
related to Proteins · 11
Cell membrane → Approximately, As, ATP, Examples, G-protein, Ion, Membrane, Processes, Proton, The, These
related to Variations · 11
Cell membrane → Although, Axolemma, For, It, Oolemma, Rather, Sarcolemma, T-tubules, The, These, Unlike
related to history · 10
Cell membrane → By, Ernest Overton, However, In, Initially, It, Many, Microscopists, Robert Hooke's, This
related to Lipid bilayer · 9
Cell membrane → Along, An, Flippases, Hydrophobic, Lipid, NANA, The, This, Waals
related to External links · 7
Cell membrane → Biochemistry, Cell BiologyCell, Eukaryotic Cells, Lipids, Membranes, The Virtual Library, Vesicle Trafficking
related to Membrane polarity · 6
Cell membrane → Basolateral, It, Proteins, The, This, Tight
related to Cytoskeleton · 5
Cell membrane → Anchoring, Indeed, Localized, The, These
related to Lipids · 5
Cell membrane → Fatty, Glycolipids, However, In, The
related to Phospholipids forming lipid vesicles · 5
Cell membrane → Lipid, Measuring, Proteins, These, Vesicles

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membrane cell cells membranes lipid proteins molecules bilayer also plasma surface protein cholesterol structure bacteria cytoskeleton transport lipids fluid extracellular

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Cell membraneis alipid bilayer0.90text
cell adhesioninstance ofcell membranes are involved in a variety of cellular processes0.80text
ion conductivityinstance ofcell membranes are involved in a variety of cellular processes0.80text
and cell signalinginstance ofcell membranes are involved in a variety of cellular processes0.80text
serve as the attachment surface for several extracellular structuresinstance ofcell membranes are involved in a variety of cellular processes0.80text
including the cell wallinstance ofcell membranes are involved in a variety of cellular processes0.80text
the carbohydrate cell coat called the glycocalyxinstance ofcell membranes are involved in a variety of cellular processes0.80text
as well as the intracellular network of protein fibers called the cytoskeletoninstance ofcell membranes are involved in a variety of cellular processes0.80text
sodiuminstance ofIon channels allow inorganic ions0.80text
potassiuminstance ofIon channels allow inorganic ions0.80text
calciuminstance ofIon channels allow inorganic ions0.80text
or chlorine to diffuse down their electrochemical gradient across the lipid bilayer through hydrophilic pores across the membraneinstance ofIon channels allow inorganic ions0.80text

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