membrane
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There, it caused damage by lowering membrane potential, altering mitochondrial structure, and reducing energy production.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
In real viruses, surface proteins are embedded within a lipid membrane and arranged in specific shapes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
"It showed us new interactions at the membrane interface and suggested why those matter for antibody function."
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
The researchers describe this system as a "pseudo-organelle," a functional compartment that is not enclosed by a membrane but still plays a major role in organizing cell behavior.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
These clumps grew so large, particularly in the absence of oxygen, that they tugged the membrane of the red cell until the normal disk was warped into a crescent-shaped, dysmorphic “sickle cell.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing membrane
Life Science: Cell Biology
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Florida EOC Biology 1
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STAAR Biology: Cell Structure and Function
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