Carefully controlled solute movement into and out of cells is an essential feature of life.
There are many ways solutes are transported across the thin (~ 40 Å) hydrophobic barrier …

• Active transport means movement of ions or other substances across the membrane in com-
bination with a carrier protein in such a way that the carrier protein causes the substance to …

Transport and Diffusion across Cell Membranes is a comprehensive treatment of the
transport and diffusion of molecules and ions across cell membranes. This book shows that …

This article deals with the passive transport of electrolytes, water, and small organic
molecules across biologic membranes (cell membranes and membranes that confine …

Membranes are a fact of life. More than just passive barriers separating cells from their
environment, they are the dynamic means to control and energize reactions, to process …

Membrane transport is of crucial importance for all living cells and organisms. Nutrients must
be taken up, waste products removed by passage through the cell membrane. The water …

AS it is not widely appreciated that diffusion within complex media can be strikingly and
often qualitatively different from that in simple liquids such as water, there is confusion …

Membrane protein transport, the passage of protein molecules through biological
membranes, is an active and growing area of research in today's biology. During the last …

The relations between lipid solubility and membrane permeability are often the starting point
in texts dealing with transport. The lipid core of the membrane forms the primary barrier for …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the permeability for lipophilic molecules. The
outer membrane of the cell is an organelle, richly endowed with receptors that recognize …