PHARMACOLOGY 1: drugs enter the cell through specialized transmembrane
carrier proteins that facilitate the passage of large molecules

– movement is along concentration gradient
– does not require energy & can be saturated
– may be inhibited by compounds that compete
for the carrier

Question

drugs enter the cell through specialized transmembrane 
carrier proteins that facilitate the passage of large molecules

– movement is along concentration gradient
– does not require energy & can be saturated
– may be inhibited by compounds that compete 
for the carrier

LEIGHTON DWIGHT OBILLOS · Accepted Answer

Facilitated Diffusion

Drugs enter the cell through specialized transmembrane carrier proteins that facilitate the passage of large molecules – movement is along concentration gradient – does not require energy & can be saturated – may be inhibited by compounds that compete for the carrier