cotransports
/koʊˈtrænspɔrts/
verb
- Transports two or more substances across a cell membrane at the same time.
- The carrier molecule cotransports potassium and chloride ions.
- The membrane cotransports hydrogen ions with certain nutrients.
- This protein cotransports sodium and glucose into the cell.
noun
- Plural of cotransport; instances or processes of simultaneous transport across a membrane.
- The study compared sodium-glucose cotransports in humans and animals.
- These cotransports are essential for kidney function.
- Different cotransports occur in various types of cells.