Phenomena and Processes

Ion Transport

The movement of ions across energy-transducing cell membranes. Transport can be active, passive or facilitated. Ions may travel by themselves (uniport), or as a group of two or more ions in the same (symport) or opposite (antiport) directions.

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The movement of ions across energy-transducing cell membranes. Transport can be active, passive or facilitated. Ions may travel by themselves (uniport), or as a group of two or more ions in the same (symport) or opposite (antiport) directions.

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  • Transport, Ion
  • Active Ion Transport
  • Antiport
  • Facilitated Ion Transport
  • Ion Cotransport
  • Ion Exchange, Intracellular
  • Passive Ion Transport
  • Symport
  • Uniport
  • Cotransport, Ion
  • Exchange, Intracellular Ion
  • Intracellular Ion Exchange
  • Ion Transport, Active
  • Ion Transport, Facilitated
  • Ion Transport, Passive
  • Transport, Active Ion

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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in biol systems: do not confuse with ION EXCHANGE, a physicochem process; coord NIM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or with exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM); if active transport, coord with BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE

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  • Ion Exchange (1966-1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ion Transport. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017136. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017136
  2. Ion Transport. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_transport
  3. Ion Transport. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14859673