noun
carrier-mediated transport
Biochemistry term for transport of a substance across a membrane facilitated by a carrier protein.
グルコースは担体輸送によって細胞内に取り込まれる。
Glucose is taken into cells by carrier-mediated transport.
Compound of 担体 (carrier) and 輸送 (transport). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern biochemistry.