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symporter

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symporter [sim′pȯrd·ər]
(cell and molecular biology)
A channel protein that simultaneously transports two different types of substrates (for example, sodium ion plus glucose) across a cell membrane, both in the same direction.


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Perchlorate is a competitive inhibitor of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS), the thyroid cell-surface protein responsible for transporting iodide from the plasma into the thyroid.
Genetic factors that might lead to different responses in individuals ... by Fowler, Bruce A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
[3] The sodium/iodide symporter involved in the concentration of iodide in the thyroid gland has been sequenced and cloned.
The role of radioactive iodine in salivary gland dysfunction by Burman, Kenneth D. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
University of Increased Radioisotope California Uptake in Non-Small Cell Los Angeles Lung Cancer Following Transfection with Sodium/ Iodide Symporter Gene Michael Nishimura, Ph.
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