Facilitated Diffusion
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Transport Across Membranes & Permeability Barriers — Becker's World of the Cell▶ 3:01It's passive and requires no cellular energy inputSecond, we have facilitated diffusion, which is sometimes called passive transportThis is where a specialized protein provides a path, but the movement is still down the gradientMembrane Dynamics Explained — Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach▶ 16:30Glucose is a penetrating soluteIt enters the cell very easily via facilitated diffusion through GLUT transportersBut as soon as it gets inside, the cell's metabolism immediately grabs it and phosphorylates it, turning it into glucose -6 -phosphate…Transport of Solutes and Water — Animal Physiology▶ 9:58Ah, good questionThat's where facilitated diffusion comes inIt's designed for these larger polar organic molecules