Välismembranen
Välismembranen is a term used in cell biology to describe the region that lies between two lipid bilayers enclosing an intracellular compartment. In many contexts, it is most familiar as the intermembrane space—the space between the outer and inner membranes of mitochondria—and, in chloroplasts, the space between their outer and inner envelope membranes.
These intermembrane regions are bounded by phospholipid bilayers and contain a specific mix of ions, small
Functions commonly associated with the välismembranen include helping to establish and maintain ion gradients across membranes,
In terminology, the term välismembranen is encountered primarily in Swedish-language literature as a general label for