BIOL 1005 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Phagocytosis, Blood Plasma, Extracellular Fluid

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Active transport the movement of materials across a membrane through the use of cellular energy, normally against a concentration gradient. Aquaporin a channel protein in the plasma membrane of a cell that is selectively permeable to water. Carrier protein a membrane protein that facilitates the diffusion of specific substances across the membrane. The molecule to be transported binds to the outer surface of the carrier protein; the protein then changes shape, allowing the molecule to move across the membrane. Channel protein a membrane protein that forms a channel or pore completely through the membrane and that is usually permeable to one or to a few water-soluble molecules, especially ions. Concentration the number of particles of a dissolved substance (solute) in a given volume of solvent. Concentration gradient a difference in the concentration of a solute between different regions within a fluid or across a barrier such as a membrane.

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