Active Transport
Active Transport | Movement of substances through membranes of living cells against a concentration gradient. Active transport employs carrier proteins that use energy supplied by ATP to move specific molecules or ions against their concentration gradients, e.g. reabsorption of glucose from the proximal convoluted tubule in the kidney. Active transport maintains the normal balance of ions in cells, i.e. sodium and potassium ions critical to nerve and muscle activity.
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