Proteins in the plasma membrane

The external faces of some of the proteins in the plasma membrane have carbohydrate groups attached to them. What role do such "sugar-coated" proteins play in the life of the cell?

Basic Neuroantomical Structure

Please help me explain the basic neuroantomical structures to patients in layperson’s language so that they understand their diagnoses and their underlying neurological impairment. I have been asked by a neurologist to create a written guide for the patients, including both the central and peripheral subdivisions of the nervous system, and describes the basic neuroanatomical structures, where they are located, how they interact and what they function they serve. She has asked me to name the structures using the correct technical language but to use layman’s language as much as possible elsewhere. (I have broken down the sections I will need, they are as follows) Part I: The Brain Consi... click for more