cotransporter
noun
co·trans·port·er
| \ (ˌ)kō-tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tər
, -ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯr-tər\
, -ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯr-tər\
plural cotransporters
Definition of cotransporter
: a specialized protein of cell membranes that mediates cotransport
Phosphate travels against an electrochemical gradient from the urine into the proximal tubular epithelial cells, primarily through the activity of a sodium-phosphate cotransporter …— Henry M. Kronenberg
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