HyperDic: active_transport

English > 1 sense of the expression active transport:
NOUNprocessactive transporttransport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient
English > active transport: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaningtransport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy.
CategorydrugA substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
BroadertransportAn exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
Spanishtransporte activo
Catalantransport actiu

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