Cell Function
transmembrane transport
trans·mem·brane trans·port
Definitions related to transmembrane transport:
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Any subcellular or molecular process involved in translocation of a biological molecule across a cell membrane from one site or compartment to another.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The process in which a solute is transported across a lipid bilayer, from one side of a membrane to the other.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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