• Membrane biology is the study of the biological and physiochemical characteristics of membranes, with applications in the study of cellular physiology...
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    cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that...
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    A biological membrane, biomembrane or cell membrane is a selectively permeable membrane that separates the interior of a cell from the external environment...
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  • In biology, membrane fluidity refers to the viscosity of the lipid bilayer of a cell membrane or a synthetic lipid membrane. Lipid packing can influence...
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    with consistent sizes. Bleb (cell biology) Host–pathogen interaction Membrane contact sites Membrane nanotube Membrane vesicle trafficking Micelle Microsome...
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    Membrane proteins are common proteins that are part of, or interact with, biological membranes. Membrane proteins fall into several broad categories depending...
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    Semipermeable membrane is a type of synthetic or biologic, polymeric membrane that allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by osmosis. The...
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    consists of two lipid bilayer membranes: an inner nuclear membrane and an outer nuclear membrane. The space between the membranes is called the perinuclear...
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  • Membrane potential (also transmembrane potential or membrane voltage) is the difference in electric potential between the interior and the exterior of...
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  • Hyperpolarization is a change in a cell's membrane potential that makes it more negative. It is the opposite of a depolarization. It inhibits action potentials...
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