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The Structure of the Cell Membrane Resting Membrane Potential

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Lipid bilayer<br />

• twice as much lipid in <strong>the</strong> membrane <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> red blood cells than<br />

needed for a monolayer → lipid bilayer<br />

Polar heads toward <strong>the</strong><br />

intra- and extracellular<br />

space<br />

EC<br />

IC<br />

Gortel, E. & Grendel, F. (1925) On bimolecular layers <strong>of</strong> lipoid on <strong>the</strong> chromocytes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> blood. J. Exp. Med. 41, 439–443.<br />

Apolar tails in <strong>the</strong><br />

middle

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