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. 2014 Oct 30;44(3):197–208. doi: 10.1007/s11084-014-9365-6

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

(Left, Ourisson and Nakatani 1994) Very simple model of eucaryotic membranes. Membranes separate ‘inside’ from ‘outside’. Eucaryotic membranes usually consist of a bilayer of di-acyl phospholipids and sterols like cholesterol. Amphipathic proteins are also present in the bilayer. (Right) Topography of cholesterol in lipid bilayers