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Description: a. Schematic view of a lipid membrane.

b. Electron micrograph of the surface of an intestinal epithelial cell. The cellular projections, called microvilli, are covered on their outer surface by a layer of branched polysaccharide chains attached to proteins in the cell membrane. This carbohydrate layer, called the glycocalyx, is found on many animal cell surfaces.

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