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MeSH Heading: Biological Transport, Active
Tree Number(s): G03.143.310
Unique ID: D001693
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001693
Annotation: usually NIM; coordinate with endogenous substance /‌metab or exogenous substance /‌pharmacokin
Scope Note: The movement of materials across cell membranes and epithelial layers against an electrochemical gradient, requiring the expenditure of metabolic energy.
Entry Version: BIOL TRANSPORT ACTIVE
Entry Term(s): Active Biological Transport; Active Transport; Biologic Transport, Active; Transport, Active Biological; Uphill Transport
See Also: Ion Pumps
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66
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)

Concept UI: M0002538
Scope Note: The movement of materials across cell membranes and epithelial layers against an electrochemical gradient, requiring the expenditure of metabolic energy.
Terms: Biological Transport, Active Preferred Term
Term UI T004923
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Active Transport
Term UI T004920
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Active Biological Transport
Term UI T004921
Date08/31/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Transport, Active Biological
Term UI T004922
Date08/28/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Uphill Transport
Term UI T004924
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Biologic Transport, Active
Term UI T004934
Date06/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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