sodium-potassium pump
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n.
The enzyme-based mechanism that maintains correct cellular concentrations of sodium and potassium ions by removing excess ions from inside a cell and replacing them with ions from outside the cell.
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Words nearby sodium-potassium pump
sodium pentothal, sodium perborate, sodium peroxide, sodium phosphate, sodium polysulfide, sodium-potassium pump, sodium propionate, sodium pump, sodium pyroborate, sodium salicylate, sodium silicate
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