What is responsible for the selective permeability of a cell membrane?

a. the position of cholesterol in the membrane bilayer
b. the integral proteins of the membrane
c. the hydrophobic core formed by the phospholipid tails
d. the hydrophilic end facing the cell exterior


Ans: c. the hydrophobic core formed by the phospholipid tails

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