Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues, Books a la Carte Edition (8th Edition)
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Chapter 3, Problem 2AWK
The sodium-potassium pump is a large protein molecule. Where do you think the sodium-potassium pumps are made in the cell, and how do you think they become inserted into the lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane?
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