Variation
The cell membrane has different lipid and protein compositions in distinct types of cells and may have therefore specific names for certain cell types:
- Sarcolemma in myocytes
- Oolemma in oocytes
- Axolemma in neuronal processes - axons
- Historically, the plasma membrane was also referred to as the plasmalemma
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