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sodium pump
(redirected from Na+/K+-ATPase)

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sodium pump
n.
A biologic mechanism that uses metabolic energy stored in ATP to achieve active transport of sodium ions across a membrane, such as the cell membrane or the multicellular membranes that make up the walls of renal tubules.

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