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Metabolism > Biological Transport > Ion Transport

Preferred term

Ion Transport  

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Entry terms

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

Note

  • 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

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017136

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