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  2. Active transport - Wikipedia

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    Because energy is required in this process, it is known as 'active' transport. Examples of active transport include the transportation of sodium out of the cell and potassium into the cell by the sodium-potassium pump. Active transport often takes place in the internal lining of the small intestine.

  3. Transcellular transport - Wikipedia

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    Secondary active transport is when one solute moves down the electrochemical gradient to produce enough energy to force the transport of another solute from low concentration to high concentration. [ citation needed ] An example of where this occurs is in the movement of glucose within the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT).

  4. Bioenergetics - Wikipedia

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    Bioenergetics is a field in biochemistry and cell biology that concerns energy flow through living systems. [1] This is an active area of biological research that includes the study of the transformation of energy in living organisms and the study of thousands of different cellular processes such as cellular respiration and the many other metabolic and enzymatic processes that lead to ...

  5. Exocytosis - Wikipedia

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    Exocytosis (/ ˌ ɛ k s oʊ s aɪ ˈ t oʊ s ɪ s / [1] [2]) is a form of active transport and bulk transport in which a cell transports molecules (e.g., neurotransmitters and proteins) out of the cell (exo-+ cytosis). As an active transport mechanism, exocytosis requires the use of energy to transport material.

  6. Membrane transport protein - Wikipedia

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    While there are many examples of channels within the human body, two notable ones are sodium and potassium channels. Potassium channels are typically involved in the transport of potassium ions across the cell membrane to the outside of the cell, which helps maintain the negative membrane potential of cells. As there are more potassium channels ...

  7. Symporter - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of transport proteins A symporter is an integral membrane protein that is involved in the transport of two (or more) different molecules across the cell membrane in the same direction. The symporter works in the plasma membrane and molecules are transported across the cell membrane at the same time, and is, therefore, a type of ...

  8. Sodium–potassium pump - Wikipedia

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    In the gut, for example, sodium is transported out of the reabsorbing cell on the blood (interstitial fluid) side via the Na +-K + pump, whereas, on the reabsorbing (lumenal) side, the Na +-glucose symporter uses the created Na + gradient as a source of energy to import both Na + and glucose, which is far more efficient than simple diffusion.

  9. Intracellular transport - Wikipedia

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    Intracellular transport is the movement of vesicles and substances within a cell. Intracellular transport is required for maintaining homeostasis within the cell by responding to physiological signals. [1] Proteins synthesized in the cytosol are distributed to their respective organelles, according to their specific amino acid’s sorting ...