 Facilitated diffusion (source code)

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= Facilitated diffusion
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<Facilitated diffusion> is <passive transport> through a <membrane transport protein>, such as an <ion channel> or <carrier protein>, down the relevant <electrochemical gradient>. The <protein> supplies a route; it does not by itself provide <free energy> for uphill transfer.

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