Differences in Membrane Order Between the Inside and Outside Bilayer Are Both Obvious and Striking (IMAGE)

Biophysical Society

Differences in Membrane Order Between the Inside and Outside Bilayer Are Both Obvious and Striking

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A cell's membrane is composed of a bilayer of lipids, and the inside-facing layer is made of different lipids than the outside-facing layer; the differences in membrane order between the inside and outside bilayer are both obvious and striking.

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Joseph Lorent

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