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ISBN: 9781269937832

Author: Reece, Urry, Cain, Wasserman, Minorsky, Jackson

Publisher: Pearson Custom Publishing

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Chapter 7, Problem 7.5CR

Which type of endocytosis involves the binding of specific substances in the extracellular fluid to membrane proteins? What does this type of transport enable a cell to do?

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