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4.3B: Active Uptake/Transport

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    There are two forms of active uptake/transport:

    1. Active Carrier Transport
    2. Endocytosis

    Active Carrier Transport

    Active carrier transport is similar to facilitated diffusion in that it utilizes a protein (carrier). However, energy is also used to move compounds against their concentration gradient. The following figure and video do a nice job of illustrating active carrier transport.

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    Figure 4.321 Sodium-potassium ATPase (aka sodium-potassium pump) an example of active carrier transport1

    Video: Active Transport

    The ideal gas law is easy to remember and apply in solving problems, as long as you get the proper values a

    Video: Active Transport

    2. Endocytosis

    Endocytosis is the engulfing of particles, or fluids, to be taken up into the cell. If a particle is endocytosed, this process is referred to as phagocytosis. If a fluid is endocytosed, this process is referred to as pinocytosis as shown below.

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    Figure 4.322 Different types of endocytosis2

    The following video does a really nice job of showing how endocytosis occurs.

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    Video: Endocytosis (0:35)

    References & Links

    1. en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/File:S...um_pump-en.svg
    2. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...osis_types.svg

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