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Active Transport

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Noun

1. active transport

transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy

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Active Transport

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noun
biochemistry, physiology
a process by which molecules are enabled to pass across a membrane from a region in which they are in a low concentration to one of high concentration; this requires the expenditure of energy in metabolism and is assisted by carrier proteins, commonly referred to as pumps

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Active Transport

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the passage of ions or molecules from one side of a cell membrane to another in opposition to inhibiting conditions, as osmotic equilibrium, by means of energy released in cell metabolism

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Active Transport

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n.
The movement of a chemical substance through a gradient of concentration or electrical potential in the direction opposite to normal diffusion, requiring the expenditure of energy: active transport across a cell membrane.

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