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plasma membrane
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Noun plasma membrane has 1 sense
- plasma membrane(n = noun.body) cell membrane, cytomembrane - a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell; "all cells have a cell membrane" is a part of cell
is a kind of semipermeable membrane
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