单词 | facilitated diffusion |
释义 | > as lemmasfacilitated diffusion facilitated diffusion n. Chemistry and Physiology passive chemical diffusion within living tissue which is accelerated or enabled by particular factors; spec. the action of protein molecules in providing channels or acting as carriers for particular molecules across lipid membranes. ΚΠ 1940 New Phytologist 39 254 Sutter (1936)..considers that the increased oxygen uptake of minced tissue depends upon the facilitated diffusion of oxygen. 1964 G. H. Haggis et al. Introd. Molecular Biol. vi. 155 Other examples of abnormal diffusion, termed facilitated diffusion, are provided by the movement of glucose and glycerol into human red cells. 2001 Ann. Bot. 88 976/1 Transport is defined as ‘passive’ when Cl− moves in the direction of its electrochemical gradient. Under these conditions Cl− transport can be mediated by either ‘channel’ or ‘carrier’ mechanisms. This is also known as ‘facilitated diffusion’. < as lemmas |
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