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  2. Cell membrane - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of a eukaryotic cell membrane Comparison of a eukaryotic vs. a prokaryotic cell membrane. The cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of a cell from the outside environment (the extracellular space).

  3. Glossary of cellular and molecular biology (0–L) - Wikipedia

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    Cell division generally occurs by a complex, carefully structured sequence of events involving the reorganization of the parent cell's internal contents, the physical cleaving of the cytoplasm and plasma membrane, and the even distribution of contents between the two resulting cells, so that each ultimately contains approximately half of the ...

  4. Biological membrane - Wikipedia

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    Cross-sectional view of the structures that can be formed by phospholipids in an aqueous solution. A biological membrane, biomembrane or cell membrane is a selectively permeable membrane that separates the interior of a cell from the external environment or creates intracellular compartments by serving as a boundary between one part of the cell and another.

  5. Glossary of biology - Wikipedia

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    Cell cycles are essential processes in all unicellular and multicellular organisms. cell division Any process by which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. Examples include binary fission, mitosis, and meiosis. cell membrane The semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell. cell nucleus The "control room" for the ...

  6. Cellular compartment - Wikipedia

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    As an example, a yeast vacuole is normally acidified by proton transporters on the membrane. A third role is to establish specific locations or cellular addresses for which processes should occur. For example, a transcription factor may be directed to a nucleus, where it can promote transcription of certain genes. In terms of protein synthesis ...

  7. Tissue membrane - Wikipedia

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    A tissue membrane is a thin layer or sheet of cells that covers the outside of the body (for example, skin), the organs (for example, pericardium), internal passageways that lead to the exterior of the body (for example, mucosa of stomach), and the lining of the moveable joint cavities. There are two basic types of tissue membranes: connective ...

  8. Cellular extensions - Wikipedia

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    Other cellular extensions that protrude from the cell membrane are known as membrane protrusions or cell protrusions, also cell appendages, such as flagella, and microvilli. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Microtentacles are cell protrusions attached to free-floating cells, associated with the spread of some cancer cells .

  9. Membrane - Wikipedia

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    Membrane components than can be recycled (thermoplastics): PP, polyester, etc. Membrane sheets: constructed from a number of different polymers and additives and therefore inherently difficult to accurately and efficiently separate. Main advantage: it displaces virgin plastic production.