cotransport

British

/ kəʊˈtrænsˌpɔːt /

noun

biochem the transport of one solute across a membrane from a region of low concentration of another solute to a region of high concentration of that solute See active transport

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It is completely impermeable to water due to the absence of aquaporin proteins, but ions, mainly Na+ and CL–, are actively reabsorbed by a cotransport system.

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