facilitated glucose transport

facilitated glucose transport

[fə¦sil·ə‚tād·əd ′glü·kōs ‚tranz‚pȯrt]

(biochemistry)

The movement of glucose across cell membranes that is driven by the glucose concentration gradient but assisted (facilitated) by carrier proteins.

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