Question

What is the definition of sodium potassium pump

Answer 1

sodium-potassium pump. n. The enzyme-based mechanism that maintains correct cellular concentrations of sodium and potassium ions by removing excess ions from inside a cell and replacing them with ions from outside the cell.

Answer 2

A special transport protein is the in the plasma membrane of animal cells that transport sodium out of the cell and potassium into the cell against their concentration gradients.