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MeSH Heading: Biological Transport
Tree Number(s): G03.143
Unique ID: D001692
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001692
Annotation: usually NIM; coordinate with endogenous substance /‌metab or exogenous substance /‌pharmacokin
Scope Note: The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments.
Entry Version: BIOL TRANSPORT
Entry Term(s): Biologic Transport; Transport, Biological
NLM Classification #: QU 120
See Also: Cell Membrane Permeability; Diffusion; Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Membrane Transport Proteins; Mucociliary Clearance; Proton-Motive Force
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(64)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/02

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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