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Apr 25, 2020 · The nuclear membrane, also called the nuclear envelope, is a double membrane layer that separates the contents of the nucleus from the rest of the cell. It is found in both animal and plant cells.
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The vesicle membrane then becomes part of the cell membrane. Specific examples of exocytosis include cells of the stomach and pancreas producing and secreting digestive enzymes through exocytosis (Figure 3.1.10) and endocrine cells producing and secreting hormones that are sent throughout the body.
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Jul 28, 2022 · The nuclear envelope, also called the nuclear membrane, is the outer covering of the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. It is a double-layered barrier that separates the contents of the nucleus from the cytoplasm in both plants and animal cells. It also protects the genetic material of the cell, the DNA.
Describe the structure and function of the cell membrane, including its regulation of materials into and out of the cell. Describe the functions of the various cytoplasmic organelles. Explain the structure and contents of the nucleus, as well as the process of DNA replication.
Endocytosis (bringing “into the cell”) is the process of a cell ingesting material by enveloping it in a portion of its cell membrane, and then pinching off that portion of membrane (Figure 9). Once pinched off, the portion of membrane and its contents becomes an independent, intracellular vesicle.
In the case of the cell membrane, only relatively small, nonpolar materials can move through the lipid bilayer (remember, the lipid tails of the membrane are nonpolar). Some examples of these are other lipids, oxygen and carbon dioxide gases, and alcohol.
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Mar 26, 2019 · The plasma membrane of a cell is a network of lipids and proteins that forms the boundary between a cell’s contents and the outside of the cell. It is also simply called the cell membrane. The main function of the plasma membrane is to protect the cell from its surrounding environment.
