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Do cell membranes contain proteins, but phospholipids and cholesterol

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In addition to lipids, membranes are loaded with proteins. In fact, proteins account for roughly half the mass of most cellular membranes. Many of these proteins are embedded into the membrane and stick out on both sides; these are called transmembrane proteins.The cell membrane contains a phospholipid bilayer, but the terms are not interchangeable.

In addition to the phospholipids, the plasma membranes of animal cells contain glycolipids and cholesterol. ... Because the interior of the phospholipid bilayer is occupied by

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The principal components of the plasma membrane are lipids (phospholipids and cholesterol), proteins, and carbohydrate groups that are attached to some of the lipids and proteins.

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