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coun·ter·trans·port (koun″tər-transґport) the simultaneous transport of two substances across a membrane in opposite directions, either by the same carrier or by different carriers that are biochemically linked to each other. Cf. antiport and cotransport.Medical dictionary. 2011.
countertransport — noun The transport of two chemical species across a membrane in opposite directions. Increased Na+/Li+ countertransport activity has been described in a study of parents of proteinuric type 1 diabetic patients, although not in another … Wiktionary
countertransport — n. * * * … Universalium
countertransport — n … Useful english dictionary
sodium-lithium countertransport — a transport pathway by which sodium ions enter erythrocytes and lithium ions leave in order to maintain sodium balance in the cells and in the plasma … Medical dictionary
Glucose transporter — Glucose Glucose transporters are a wide group of membrane proteins that facilitate the transport of glucose over a plasma membrane. Because glucose is a vital source of energy for all life these transporters are present in all phyla. The GLUT or… … Wikipedia
Sodium-calcium exchanger — solute carrier family 8 (sodium/calcium exchanger), member 1 Identifiers Symbol SLC8A1 Alt. symbols NCX1 Entrez 6546 … Wikipedia
P-type ATPase — Calcium ATPase, E2 Pi state Identifiers Symbol E1 E2 ATPase Pfam … Wikipedia
transport — transportable, adj. transportability, n. transportive, adj. v. /trans pawrt , pohrt /; n. /trans pawrt, pohrt/, v.t. 1. to carry, move, or convey from one place to another. 2. to carry away by strong emotion; enrapture. 3. to send into banishment … Universalium
cotransport — The transport of one substance across a membrane, coupled with the simultaneous transport of another substance across the same membrane in the same direction. * * * co·trans·port (ko transґport) linking of the transport of two substances across a … Medical dictionary
secondary active transport — active transport in which the movement of a second substance is coupled to the movement of a substance undergoing primary active transport, as in cotransport and countertransport … Medical dictionary
