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a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell
all cells have a cell membrane
How To Use plasma membrane In A Sentence
- After biogenesis, trichocysts migrate to the plasma membrane and are anchored to predetermined sites.
- This indicates a level of plasma membrane invagination comparable with mammalian skeletal muscle.
- Although fusion of secretory vesicles with the plasma membrane is important for yeast cell growth, the relationship between exocytic SNAREs and cell physiology has not been established. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The fluorescent green patches detected after plasmolysis indicate that some of the GFP-ICR1 was not attached to the plasma membrane. PLoS Biology: New Articles
- The plasma membrane is the medium through which all cells interact with their environment.
- As the cells round up, actin and myosin moieties are being redistributed underneath the plasma membrane.
- The acyl derivatives of glutathione also provide protection to the cell plasma membrane, the outer fatty portion of the cell. Forever Young
- Between late stage 16 and mid-stage 17 the apical plasma membrane of epidermal cells forms regular corrugations called apical undulae (au), at the tip of which chitin synthesis takes place, while secretion occurs at the valley between the corrugations (D). PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- An electro-osmotic model is developed to examine the influence of plasma membrane superficial charges on the regulation of cell ionic composition.
- For instance, within the individual cell, the subcellular sites of photo-damage may include the plasma membrane, the lysosomes and the mitochondria.
