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Plasma membrane proteins that span the membrane are called ______________ proteins, whereas proteins that are only partially embedded, in either the cytoplasmic or extracellular side, are called ______________ proteins.

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Integral proteins that span the membrane are called transmembrane proteins, whereas proteins that are only partially embedded, in either the cytoplasmic or extracellular side, are called peripheral proteins.

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Integral proteins that span the membrane are called transmembrane proteins, whereas proteins that are only partially embedded, in either the cytoplasmic or extracellular side, are called peripheral proteins.

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