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active transport
(redirected from Active uptake)

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active transport [′ak·tiv ′tranz‚pȯrt]
(physiology)
The pumping of ions or other substances across a cell membrane against an osmotic gradient, that is, from a lower to a higher concentration.


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4) and milk (pH = 8), whereas other ionic compounds are transported into the milk via active uptake mechanisms (22,23).
It seeks to develop information transparency and increase the efficiency of the German public and private sectors through active uptake of ICT products and services.
This indicates that chyme did not decrease the active uptake of neutral red, which is a measure for cell viability.
 
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