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How is cell permeability affected by rise of temperature?

April 26, 2017affected CELL permeability Rise temperature

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How is cell permeability affected by rise of temperature?

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When the temperature rises, the phospholipids in the cell membrane deteriorate and become denatured, meaning that they can no longer properly function. This causes the cell membrane to be more permeable, and let substances through the membrane that it usually wouldn’t allow to pass through.