Sentences with phrase «transport sodium and potassium»

This small protein molecule contains a loop which fits, like a key in a lock, into the ion channel proteins found on nerve cell membranes, which are used to transport sodium and potassium ions in and out of the cell.

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For example, ATP1B1 encodes a sub-unit of the sodium - potassium plasma membrane pump, which is essential for water and ion transport.

Taurine is actually the second most abundant amino acid in the body (the first being glutamine), found in high concentrations in the skeletal muscles and the brain, where it aids the transport of potassium, calcium, sodium and magnesium, which nearly qualifies it as a neurotransmitter.

Like sodium and potassium, or calcium and magnesium, zinc and copper have overlaps in transport and metabolism.

In particular, magnesium - dependent proteins are used to facilitate the transport of different minerals into and out of cells, acting as gates for sodium (Na +), potassium (K +) and calcium (Ca +).

After their removal (using a string attached to the base) water transport was determined by weight difference, and the concentration of electrolytes (sodium, potassium, bicarbonate, and chloride) was measured spectrophotometrically.