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担体輸送 (たんたいゆそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

担たん体たい輸ゆ送そう

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Meanings

1

carrier-mediated transport

biochemistry›

Biochemistry term for transport of a substance across a membrane facilitated by a carrier protein.

グルコースは担たん体たい輸ゆ送そうによって細

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Glucose is taken into cells by carrier-mediated transport.

Kanji

担shouldering, carry, raise
体body, substance, object
輸transport, send, be inferior
送escort, send

Built from

担たん体たい+輸ゆ送そう

Etymology

Compound of 担体 (carrier) and 輸送 (transport). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern biochemistry.