Access explanations of the structural components that make up the cell membrane. Provides relevant links.

Discussion of the phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane and the cell walls of prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

Consult a discussion of the properties, structural components and function of the cell's selective barrier.

Informative guide on membrane surface specializations includes a discussion of occluding junctions and gap junctions.

Learn about the role the membrane plays in cellular function. Includes a quiz and a link to other related sites.

Access lecture slides that go over the different cell membrane models that have been proposed. Best viewed using Internet Explorer.

Get descriptions of simple diffusion, passive transport and active transport. Includes a quiz and links to related sites.

Check out a list of links on membrane structure and the cellular processes in which the plasma membrane is involved.