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Classical theories for the flux of low molecular weight substances across cell membranes conceive of migration as being either dependent on a favourable partition coefficient between aqueous and lipid phases, or as a consequence of diffusion through appropriate holes within the membrane or occurring as a consequence of a reversible binding to a carrier molecule situated within the membrane. It has been suggested from time to time that the transport via a carrier might be accomplished by a rotation of the carrier protein, but there seems to have been little detailed discussion of the possible details and consequences of such a mechanism.
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McCabe, M. (1988). A Model for Transmembrane Oxygen Flux by Dipole Oscillation and for Superoxide Extrusion by Phagocytic Cells. In: Mochizuki, M., Honig, C.R., Koyama, T., Goldstick, T.K., Bruley, D.F. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue X. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 222. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9510-6_13
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