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Figure 2
The nature of biological membranes: (a) electron micrograph of a rat liver cell in thin section; (b) model of biomembrane leaflet including lipids, integral and peripheral proteins, and cytoskeletal structures; (c) a representative glycerophospholipid, dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine, with a cartoon to depict its amphipathic nature; (d) the self-assembling property of lipids as depicted in a modification of Hokusai's famous woodprint, origin unknown.

Journal logoJOURNAL OF
SYNCHROTRON
RADIATION
ISSN: 1600-5775
Volume 9| Part 6| November 2002| Pages 333-341
doi:10.1107/S0909049502014528
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