Medical Definition of Facilitated diffusion

1. A process by which substances are conveyed across cell membranes faster than would be possible by diffusion alone. This is generally achieved by proteins that provide a hydrophilic environment for polar molecules throughout their passage through the plasma membrane, acting as either shuttles or pores. See: symport, antiport, uniport. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Facilitated Diffusion

facies superolateralis cerebri
facies symphysialis
facies temporalis
facies vesicalis uteri
facies visceralis hepatis
facies visceralis splenis
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