Biology A-Level
cholesterol between phospholipids
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A lipid that sits between phospholipid molecules in the cell membrane bilayer, binding to their fatty acid tails.
Topics that use cholesterol between phospholipids
- Transport across cell membranes (AQA A-Level)
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