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What is the role of cholesterol in a phospholipid bilayer

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Cholesterol plays a very significant role in the phospholipid bilayer.

Step-by-step explanation:

It increases the order of the lipid packing, lowers the membrane permeability, and maintains membrane fluidity by forming liquid-ordered–phase lipid rafts

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