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amphipathic
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aquaporin
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atherosclerosis
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cholesterol
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cilium
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cytoskeleton
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cytosolic face
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exoplasmic face
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flagellum
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flippase
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glycolipid
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glycoprotein
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hydrophilic
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hydrophobic
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integral membrane protein
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lectin
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lipid-anchored membrane protein
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liquid droplet
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lipid raft
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liposome
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lumen
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membrane transport protein
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micelle
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peripheral membrane protein
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phosphoglyceride
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phospholipid bilayer
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plasma membrane
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porin
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receptor protein
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saturated
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sphingolipid
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statin
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sterol
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unsaturated
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