Closer Look at Cell Membrane Shows Cholesterol 'Keeping Order' (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Closer Look at Cell Membrane Shows Cholesterol 'Keeping Order' (1 of 2)

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The purple "tails" of the lipid molecules that form the cell membrane are far less orderly in the absence of cholesterol (top image) than when cholesterol is present (bottom), a finding made possible by magnifying the membrane with neutron diffraction.

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