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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5.4, Problem 2SB
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The mechanism by which membrane potential is generated.
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Membrane potential is defined as the voltage difference or the electrical potential generated across the plasma membrane as a result of the transport of ions and charged molecules by active transport. The unequal distribution of ions across the membrane by passive transport also results in the generation of membrane potential.
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 5.1 - Describe the fluid mosaic model for membrane...Ch. 5.1 - Give two examples each of integral proteins and...Ch. 5.2 - What is the difference between passive and active...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 2SBCh. 5.3 - Prob. 1SBCh. 5.3 - Prob. 2SBCh. 5.4 - Prob. 1SBCh. 5.4 - Prob. 2SBCh. 5.5 - Prob. 1SBCh. 5.5 - Prob. 2SB
Ch. 5 - In the fluid mosaic model: plasma membrane...Ch. 5 - Which of the following statements is false?...Ch. 5 - The freeze-fracture technique demonstrated: a....Ch. 5 - A characteristic of carrier molecules in a primary...Ch. 5 - A driving ion moving through a membrane channel in...Ch. 5 - Phagocytosis illustrates which phenomenon? a....Ch. 5 - Place in order the following events of...Ch. 5 - Prob. 8TYKCh. 5 - Which of the following statements is true for the...Ch. 5 - Using the principle of diffusion, a dialysis...Ch. 5 - Discuss Concepts The bacterium Vibrio cholera...Ch. 5 - Prob. 12TYKCh. 5 - Prob. 13TYKCh. 5 - Prob. 15TYKCh. 5 - Some cancer cells are insensitive to typical...Ch. 5 - Some cancer cells are insensitive to typical...
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