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Old 04-26-2008, 10:12 PM
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The membrane itself is a phospholipid bilayer (hydrocarbons with phosphates on the surface that face water).

Attached to the membrane is the extracellular matrix which is composed of glycoproteins (proteins/carbohydrate compounds) and glycolipids (proteins/lipid compounds).
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