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Chapter 3, Problem 14RQ
Cholesterol is an integral part of plasma membranes. Based on its structure, where is it found in the membrane?
- on the extracellular surface
- embedded with the phospholipid heads
- within the tail bilayer
- attached to the intracellular surface
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