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Description: Caption: The phospholipid bilayer consists of two adjacent sheets of phospholipids, arranged tail to tail. The hydrophobic tails associate with one another, forming the interior of the membrane. The polar heads contact the fluid inside and outside of the cell. URL:https://cnx.org/contents/FPtK1zmh@8.108:q2X995E3@12/The-Cell-Membrane Version 8.25 from the Textbook OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology Published May 18, 2016
Title: 0302 Phospholipid Bilayer
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