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Membranes - Ch 7 (can be fun!). Figure 8.1 Artificial membranes (cross sections). Figure 8.4 The fluidity of membranes. Figure 8.2 Two generations of membrane models. Figure 8.6 The detailed structure of an animal cell’s plasma membrane, in cross section.
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Figure 8.6 The detailed structure of an animal cell’s plasma membrane, in cross section
Aquaporin - side view Tetramer Monomer
Aquaporin tetramer (ribbon model) Top view Side view
Figure 8.13 The contractile vacuole of Paramecium: an evolutionary adaptation for osmoregulation
Digression on ATP (which will be covered in more detail in the next Ch)
Co-transport mechanisms use an ATP-powered pump to create a gradient, and then use the gradient as an energy source to transport another solute.