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How does the phospholipid layer in the cell membrane help maintain the structure of the cell membrane?

April 26, 2017Biology cell membrane help maintain Mathematics phospholipid structure

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How does the phospholipid layer in the cell membrane help maintain the structure of the cell membrane?

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The phospholipid bilayer basically IS the cell membrane: all the other membrane components are merely attached to, or embedded in it. The other answers describe how the membrane works and why it is so stable – i won’t reinvent the wheel by recapitulating this.