Components and Structure of Cell Membranes

This text discusses the fluid mosaic model and membrane fluidity.

Topics

  • active transport
  • amphiphilic
  • antiporter
  • aquaporin
  • carrier protein
  • caveolin
  • channel protein
  • clathrin
  • concentration gradient
  • diffusion
  • electrochemical gradient
  • electrogenic pump
  • endocytosis
  • exocytosis
  • facilitated transport
  • fluid mosaic model
  • glycolipid
  • glycoprotein
  • hydrophilic
  • hydrophobic
  • hypertonic
  • hypotonic
  • integral protein
  • isotonic
  • osmolarity
  • osmosis
  • passive transport
  • peripheral protein
  • pinocytosis
  • plasmolysis
  • potocytosis
  • primary active transport
  • pump
  • receptor-mediated endocytosis
  • secondary active transport
  • selectively permeable
  • solute
  • symporter
  • tonicity
  • transport protein
  • transporter
  • uniporter
  • membrane function
  • membrane structure
  • cell recognition
  • Garth Nicholson
  • Hugh Davson
  • hydrophilic head
  • hydrophobic tail
  • immunologist
  • integrin
  • James Danielli
  • membrane components
  • membrane fluidity
  • S. J. Singer
  • plasma membrane