symport /sym·port/ (sim´port) a mechanism of transporting two compounds simultaneously across a cell membrane in the same direction, one compound being transported down a concentration gradient, the other against a gradient.
sym·port (s m pôrt )n. The transport of two different molecules or ions in the same direction through a membrane using a common carrier mechanism. |
symport
a structure that transports two compounds simultaneously across a cell membrane in the same direction, one compound being transported down a concentration gradient, the other against a gradient.
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