Membrane transport physiology 1

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Across
  1. 2. Hormone increasing muscle and adipose cell glucose uptake (7)
  2. 3. Transporter that moves one solute (7)
  3. 4. Family name of glucose transporters (4)
  4. 10. Ion channel property – alternating betwqeen open/closed states (6)
  5. 13. Cross membrane ion movement as a current (11)
  6. 15. Technique proving ion channels by electrical recordings (5,5)
  7. 16. Potassium and sodium ion channel selectivity depends on ion size and _______ shell (9)
  8. 17. Major structural lipid in membranes (~49%) (12)
  9. 18. Passive movement of gases like O₂ and CO₂ (6)
  10. 19. Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase moves ___ Na⁺ out for every 2 K⁺ in (5)
  11. 21. Movement of solutes into a cell (6)
  12. 24. Worm type commonly used to study ion channels
  13. 25. Net movement of molecules from high to low concentration (9)
  14. 28. Barrier that separates intra- and extracellular environments (6,8)
  15. 29. Transport kinetics: maximum rate (4)
  16. 31. Transporter moving two solutes in the same direction (7)
  17. 32. Enzyme exchanging Na⁺ and K⁺ across membranes (6,9,6)
Down
  1. 1. Electrical potential across the membrane (7,8)
  2. 5. Water movement across a semi-permeable membrane (7)
  3. 6. Sterol lipid that regulates fluidity (11)
  4. 7. Basic structure of plasma membrane (7)
  5. 8. These molecules are impermeable to lipid bilayers (7)
  6. 9. ATP-driven solute movement against gradient (6)
  7. 10. Sugar-containing membrane lipid (10)
  8. 11. Downhill movement of solutes (no energy) (7)
  9. 12. State of equal solute movement in and out of cell (11)
  10. 14. Selective water channel (9)
  11. 20. State maintained by transport proteins (11)
  12. 22. Movement of solutes out of a cell (6)
  13. 23. Transporter moving solutes in opposite directions (8)
  14. 26. Substrate concentration at half transport maximum (2)
  15. 27. Diffusion aided by a transporter (11)
  16. 28. ATPase type that includes the Na⁺/K⁺ pump (5)
  17. 30. GLUT isoform regulated by insulin in muscle/fat (5)