Key Terms Related to Structure and Function of Plasma Membranes
This text highlights key terms important for the study of components and structure, passive transport, active transport, and bulk transport.
Topics
- active transport
- amphiphilic
- antiporter
- aquaporin
- carrier protein
- caveolin
- channel protein
- clathrin
- concentration gradient
- diffusion
- electrochemical gradient
- electrogenic pump
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- facilitated transport
- fluid mosaic model
- glycolipid
- glycoprotein
- hydrophilic
- hydrophobic
- hypertonic
- hypotonic
- integral protein
- isotonic
- osmolarity
- osmosis
- passive transport
- peripheral protein
- pinocytosis
- plasmolysis
- potocytosis
- primary active transport
- pump
- receptor-mediated endocytosis
- secondary active transport
- selectively permeable
- solute
- symporter
- tonicity
- transport protein
- transporter
- uniporter