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MeSH Heading: Cell Membrane
Tree Number(s): A11.284.149
Unique ID: D002462
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002462
Annotation: coordinate with specific cell /‌ultrastruct; permitted with micro-organisms
Scope Note: The lipid- and protein-containing, selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Entry Term(s): Cytoplasmic Membrane; Plasma Membrane
See Also: Intracellular Membranes; Membrane Fluidity; Membrane Fusion; Membrane Glycoproteins; Membrane Lipids; Membrane Potentials; Membrane Proteins; Nuclear Envelope; Osmotic Fragility; Synaptic Membranes
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(64)
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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