The health of our cells and, therefore, our entire body, depends on lipid molecules (cholesterol fats) that form the bulk of the cells surface membrane area. (bodybuilding.com)
«All of the sudden science led us to study surface membrane proteins, including hormone receptors and ion channels,» says Zheng. (sbgrid.org)
But sometimes the arrangement turns contentious, as when blood - sucking bedbugs, fleas, and lice invade, or when herpes simplex or human papillomaviruses cause surface membranes to erupt in nasty pustules or warts. (discovermagazine.com)