Diagram of Cholesterol in Cell Membrane (IMAGE)

University of Illinois Chicago

Diagram of Cholesterol in Cell Membrane

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This is a diagram showing cholesterol's (red) predominance in the outer layer of the cell membrane. Cholesterol transport proteins (blue) can alter its distribution between the inner and outer layers.

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