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bekas [8.4K]
3 years ago
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Why does the sodium potassium pump require ATP?

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SpyIntel [72]3 years ago
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The sodium–potassium pump is found in many cell (plasma) membranes. Powered by ATP, the pump moves sodium and potassium ions in opposite directions, each against its concentration gradient. In a single cycle of the pump, three sodium ions are extruded from and two potassium ions are imported into the cell.

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