Plasma membrane with proteins and carbohydrates — Free Biology Illustration

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Plasma membrane with proteins and carbohydrates

Flat 2D close-up cross-section of a plasma membrane shown as a thin flexible phospholipid bilayer forming a smooth continuous cell boundary. Depict two parallel rows of small round hydrophilic heads with hydrophobic tails projecting inward, creating a narrow slightly curved or gently undulating membrane band with a lighter central interior. Small embedded membrane proteins of varied simple shapes are scattered within or along the bilayer, interrupting the membrane surface, and a few short branched carbohydrate chains project outward from one outer face to indicate the extracellular side. Use pale tan, beige, gray-blue, or light blue tones in a clean textbook schematic style.

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