number of transport proteins
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More channel proteins increase the rate of facilitated diffusion, and more carrier proteins increase the rate of facilitated diffusion or active transport.
An increase in the protein channels and carrier molecules set into a membrane raises the rate at which substances are moved across it.
Topics that use number of transport proteins
- Transport across cell membranes (AQA A-Level)
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