Anatomy

Bacterial Outer Membrane

The outermost cell envelope of GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA composed of PHOSPHOLIPIDS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES (LPS), and BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS. The bacterial outer membrane LPS demonstrates cytotoxicity (see LIPID A and BACTERIAL O ANTIGEN).

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Abstract

The outermost cell envelope of GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA composed of PHOSPHOLIPIDS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES (LPS), and BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS. The bacterial outer membrane LPS demonstrates cytotoxicity (see LIPID A and BACTERIAL O ANTIGEN).

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3 entry terms
  • Bacterial Outer Membranes
  • Membrane, Bacterial Outer
  • Outer Membrane, Bacterial

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14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2020

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Previous Indexing

  • Cell Membrane (1976-2019)

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  1. A11w.284w.149w.083w
  2. A20.484w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bacterial Outer Membrane. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080943. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080943
  2. Bacterial Outer Membrane. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_outer_membrane
  3. Bacterial Outer Membrane. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258248