cotransporter
noun
co·trans·port·er
(ˌ)kō-tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tər 
-ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯr-tər
plural cotransporters
: a specialized protein of cell membranes that mediates cotransport
Phosphate travels against an electrochemical gradient from the urine into the proximal tubular epithelial cells, primarily through the activity of a sodium-phosphate cotransporter …—
Henry M. Kronenberg
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Another class of drugs called sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 inhibitors, which include such treatments as Jardiance (empagliflozin) and Farxiga (dapagliflozin), are used to treat Type 2 diabetes in people and a similar condition in horses.
—Jane Manfredi, Fortune Well, 25 July 2023
Jane Manfredi, Fortune Well, 25 July 2023
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“Cotransporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotransporter. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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