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Who proposed the Lamellar or Sandwich model of cell membrane?

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Singer and Nicolson
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Danielli and Davson
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J. Robertson
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The correct option is B Danielli and Davson
1935, Danielli and Davson proposed that cell membrane is made of a double layer of phsopholipid molecules sanwiched between two single layers of proteins. The three layers are held together by electrostatic forces while phospholipid layers are kept adhered by vander Waal's forces.

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