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plasma membrane

biological membrane that separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment
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Summary

plasma membrane is a cellular component[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of cellular component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,700 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: separator[3]
  • Subclass of: membrane[4]
  • Part of: cell periphery[5]
  • Commons category: Cell membrane[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cell membrane[7]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005886[8]

Why It Matters

plasma membrane has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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