Eukaryotic Cells: Cell and Plasma Membrane
Synonyms: Plasma membrane (De Robertis, 1965), Plasma-lemma (J.Q. Plowe, 1931), Unit membrane (Rorbertson, 1959). The term cell membrane was originally used by C. Nageli and C. Cramer (1855). Plasma Membrane of neuron (nerve cell) is called neurolemma while that of haemolysed RBC is called red cell ghost. The plasma membrane of muscle cell along with based lamina is called sarcolemma. [...]