BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 4, Problem 9WIO
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To determine:

The mechanism that can be used to import more glucose in a liver cell.

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A biological membrane has selective permeability. Some substances pass freely through phospholipid bilayer, but others require help from proteins.

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To determine:

The reason that only one mode of transport can import more glucose in the liver cell.

Introduction:

The term gradient describes the concentration difference between the cell and the surrounding. In a concentration gradient, a solute is concentrated in one region as compared to the neighboring region.

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