TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - MEMBRANES
A1  - Janson, Lee W.
A1  - Tischler, Marc E.
PY  - 2018
T2  - The Big Picture: Medical Biochemistry
AB  - Lipids,  driven  by  their  hydrophobic  and  hydrophilic  portions,  form  the  biological  membranes  found  in  all  living  creatures.  These  include  the  cell  and  nuclear  membranes  as  well  as  membranes  that  are  part  of  organelles  such  as  mitochondria  and  the  endoplasmic  reticulum  (ER).  Membranes  provide  separation  of  different  environments  to  permit  a  variety  of  biological  functions.  Membranes  are  not  static  structures:  rather  they  are  dynamic  and  fluid  and  allow  selective  movement  of  ions,  energy  sources,  vitamins  and  cofactors,  and  waste.  Complex  lipids  such  as  cholesterol  and  sphingolipids  both  affect  the  structure  of  membranes  where  they  are  found  and  are  also  involved  in  specific  functions.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1152118257
ER  -