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The generally accepted picture of the plasma membrane as a lipid bilayer continuum containing integral proteins is illustrated. The physico-chemical properties of the lipid bilayer in model systems such as black lipid membranes (BLM) and lipid bilavers from hydrophobic apposition of monolayers are compared with properties of natural systems. Particular attention is devoted to the effects of an electric field and to those of temperature and solvent on structure and composition of BLM. Finally, reconstitution experiments, one of the major goal toward which these researches are aimed, are briefly discussed.
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Gliozzi, A. (1980). The Lipid Bilayer: A Model System for Biological Membranes. In: Braibanti, A. (eds) Bioenergetics and Thermodynamics: Model Systems. NATO Advance Study Institutes Series, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9035-7_26
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