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What is the physical explanation for the very slow movement of membrane phospholipids from one leaflet of a biological membrane to the other? The energy level is very high. What factors influence this rate of transbilayer phospholipid movement? Free-energy change, lipid translocators, GTP hydrolysis, membrane fluidity, Na+ gradient.

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What is the physical explanation for the very slow movement of membrane phospholipids from one leaflet of a biological membrane to the other? The energy level is very high. What factors influence this rate of transbilayer phospholipid movement? Free-energy change, lipid translocators, GTP hydrolysis, membrane fluidity, Na+ gradient.
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What is the physical explanation for the very slow movement of membrane phospholipids from one leaflet of a biological membrane to the other? The energy level is very high. What factors influence this rate of transbilayer phospholipid movement? Free-energy change, lipid translocators, GTP hydrolysis, membrane fluidity, Na+ gradient.
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SubjectBiology
ClassClass 12