Human Physiology
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 6, Problem 20RA
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Dependence of regulation of membrane permeability on the insertion or removal of carrier proteins.
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Carrier proteins are the proteins that carry substances from one side of the membrane to the other side. Carrier proteins are found on the membrane of the cell and they are also found on organelles. Membranes exhibit varying permeabilities towards different substances that depend on number of factors.
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