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Active Cation Transport in Human Red Cells

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Transport Across Single Biological Membranes

Part of the book series: Membrane Transport in Biology ((MEMBRANE,volume 2))

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The concept of active transport across biological membranes was introduced to distinguish between fluxes requiring that work be done by the membrane on the transported substance and fluxes that involve the dissipation of a potential energy difference for the transported substance between the solution bathing the two membrane surfaces (cf. Rosenberg, 1948; Ussing, 1949). The concept has proved useful, but inadequate to contain the broad range of biological transport phenomena that have been characterized since. This paper begins with a brief analysis of the concept of active transport, in order to place the main subject, the ATP-dependent translocation of Na+, K+ and Ca++, in proper context.

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Sarkadi, B., Tosteson, D.C. (1979). Active Cation Transport in Human Red Cells. In: Tosteson, D.C. (eds) Transport Across Single Biological Membranes. Membrane Transport in Biology, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46375-4_4

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