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plasma membrane Definition

plasma membrane

noun

a very thin living membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell

plasma membrane Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • cell: In the T-cell, the virus buds out of the external plasma membrane of the cell.

Converse of object

  • call: Cells cannot function without the ability to traffick proteins, carbohydrates and fats across the external membrane, called the plasma membrane.

Modifies a noun

  • receptor: It acts on specific plasma membrane receptors which share common signaling pathways to insulin.
  • calcium: Estrogen and androgen regulation of plasma membrane calcium pump activity in immortalized distal tubule kidney cells.
  • pump: Auxin causes rapid changes in the activity of the plasma membrane proton pump ( H + -ATPase ) and various ion channels.
  • activity: Estrogen and androgen regulation of plasma membrane calcium pump activity in immortalized distal tubule kidney cells.
  • integrins: In focal adhesions, stress fibers attach via adapter proteins to plasma membrane integrins.

Noun used with modifier

  • cell: T tubules are invaginations of muscle cell plasma membrane.

Browse dictionary entries near plasma membrane

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  6. -plasia
  7. plashy
  8. plash
  9. plaque
  10. planula
  1. plasmagel
  2. plasmagene
  3. plasmapheresis
  4. plasmasol
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  6. plasmin
  7. plasminogen
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  9. plasmodium
  10. plasmolysis