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December 3rd, 2005, 16:15

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why is the membrane in the membrane cell know as an ion-selective membrane??

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the membrane is lipid bilayer so ions can't diffuse across the membrane. But the membrane contains ion selective membranechannels that allow certain ions to cross the membrane.

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