Cell Membrane Components
- Created by: Emma-Louise
- Created on: 07-01-13 18:21
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- Cell membrane components
- Phospholipids
- Form a bilayer with hydrophobic tails and hydrophilic heads
- Provides a barrier for water-soluble substances with charges
- Cholesterol
- Maintains the fluidity of the membrane
- Protein
- Form channels where hydrophobic substances can pass
- Transport substances across the membrane
- Act as receptor sites
- Act as enzymes
- Phospholipids
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