Friday, 8 August 2014

Functions of cell membrane


The cell membrane performs following important functions

(i) It holds the cell together
(ii) The membrane is a selectively permeable boundary which allows water, certain required nutrients and metal ions to pass freely
(ii) It secrete waste products
(vi) It keeps out toxic materials
(v) It contain receptors to bind certain regulatory substances such as hormones which regulate the various metabolic activities.

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