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Q. According to unit membrane structure, the thickness of plasma membrane is about

Cell : The Unit of Life

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According to Robertson's concept of unit membrane, the cell membrane is trilaminar. It has a thickness of about $75 \,\mathring{A}$ with a central lipid layer of $35 \, \mathring{A}$ thick and two peripheral protein layers of $20 \, \mathring{A}$ each