SODIUM PUMP


Meaning of SODIUM PUMP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1951

: a molecular mechanism by which sodium ions are actively transported across a cell membrane ; especially : one that is controlled by a specialized plasma membrane protein by which a high concentration of potassium ions and a low concentration of sodium ions are maintained within a cell

2. : the specialized plasma membrane protein that controls the sodium pump mechanism

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