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Active Transport - Physiology (view source)
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[[Primary Active Transport - Physiology |Primary Active Transport]]
[[Primary Active Transport - Physiology |Primary Active Transport]]
===Secondary Active Transport===
The energy from this process is derived from the transport of another ion usually Na<sup>+</sup> in a direction which reduces its potential energy. The released energy powers the process.
=====Uses=====
Sometimes secondary active transport transports things in the same direction as the sodium ions. For example glucose from the intestine and amino acids are transported this way. In other cases sodium flows into a cell to provide energy to remove other ions such as H<sup>+</sup> and Ca<sup>2+</sup>