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sodium pump

n :  a molecular mechanism by which sodium ions are actively transported across a plasma membrane : esp  :  the one by which the appropriate internal and external concentrations of sodium and potassium ions are maintained in a nerve fiber and which involves the active transport of sodium ions outward with movement of potassium ions to the interior .
 
 

 
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