Culture
... "borrowing" (really, learning) from one another (
diffusion (anthropology) or transculturation ). Under ... cultural artifacts on another ( acculturation ).
diffusion of innovations theory presents a research-based ... or on a larger scale, acculturation .
In
diffusion (anthropology) , the form of something moves from ...
Diffusion
... of diffusion. For alternative meanings, see
diffusion (disambiguation) .
diffusion is the spontaneous spreading of something such ... chimney dissipates into the air. In these cases,
diffusion is the result of turbulent fluid motion rather ...
Facilitated diffusion
... Facilitated
diffusion ( facilitated transport ) is a process of passive transport (
diffusion ) via which molecules diffuse across ... In contrast to active transport , facilitated
diffusion does not require energy and carries molecules or ...
Fick's law of diffusion
... Fick's laws of
diffusion describe
diffusion .
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History
Fick's laws of
diffusion were derived by Adolf Fick in the year 1858 .
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Magnetic resonance imaging
... Safety
2.2 Specialised MRI scans
2.2.1
diffusion MRI
2.2.2 Magnetic resonance angiography
... expanded in 2004.
Specialised MRI scans
diffusion MRI
diffusion MRI measures ...
Osmosis
... Osmosis is the
diffusion of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane ... a driving force and it is this force which drives
diffusion of water through the semipermeable membrane.
...
See also
osmosis demonstration
diffusion
Active transport
Reverse osmosis
...
Passive transport
... The four main kind of passive transport are
diffusion , facilitated
diffusion , filtration and osmosis .
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Cell membrane
... a means of moving different chemical substances across membranes through
diffusion of hydrophobic (non polar) and small polar molecules, or facilitated
diffusion of polar and ionic molecules, which relies on a transport protein to ...
Mitochondrion
... the proton concentration increases in the intermembrane space, a strong
diffusion gradient is built up. The only exit for these protons is through the ... ). This process is called chemiosmosis and is an example of facilitated
diffusion . Peter Mitchell was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his ...
Mitochondrion
... the proton concentration increases in the intermembrane space, a strong
diffusion gradient is built up. The only exit for these protons is through the ... ). This process is called chemiosmosis and is an example of facilitated
diffusion . Peter Mitchell was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his ...
Osmoregulation
... on the hypertonic side of a selectively permeable membrane to prevent
diffusion of water by osmosis from the side containing pure water. Animals in all ... excretory waste, such as ammonia , from the intracellular fluid by both
diffusion and active transport. As osmotic action pushes water from the environment ...
Cell membrane
... a means of moving different chemical substances across membranes through
diffusion of hydrophobic (non polar) and small polar molecules, or facilitated
diffusion of polar and ionic molecules, which relies on a transport protein to ...
Active transport
... energy is directly coupled to movement of desired substance across a membrane, independent of any other species. Secondary transport concerns the
diffusion of one species across a membrane to drive the transport of another.
Primary
Primary active transport directly uses energy to transport ...
ATP synthase
... to be composed of a cylinder of 6 subunits , alternating alpha and beta subunits, that form a ring around an asymmetrical gamma subunit. Facilitated
diffusion of protons causes the F O particle to rotate, rotating the gamma subunit of F 1 , while the major F 1 subunits are fixed in place. This rotation ...
Cartilage
... ring, causing tissue to herniate into the spinal canal .
The matrix of cartilage acts as a barrier, preventing the entry of lymphocytes or
diffusion of immunoglobins . This property allows for the transplantation of cartilage from one individual to another without fear of tissue rejection.
...
Cellular respiration
... chain. Oxygen serves as the "terminal electron acceptor" in the electron transport chain. In the process, it yields 36 ATP molecules via the
diffusion of hydrogen atoms through an ATP synthase, as well as carbon dioxide and water . This makes for a total gain of 38 ATP molecules during cellular ...
Glycolysis
... opposed to the mitochondria , where reactions more closely connected to aerobic metabolism occur). Glucose gets into the cell through facilitated
diffusion . In some tissues, skeletal muscle for instance, insulin stimulates this process.
Follow up
The ultimate fate of the pyruvate and NADH ...
Hormone
... molecules are secreted (released) directly into the bloodstream , other body fluids, or into adjacent tissues. They move by circulation or
diffusion to their target cells, which may be nearby cells (paracrine action) in the same tissue or cells of a distant organ of the body. The function of ...
Lung
... the lung. This is not a very efficient arrangement, but amphibians have low metabolic demands and also frequently supplement their oxygen supply by
diffusion across the moist outer skin of their bodies.
Evolutionary origins
The lungs of vertebrates are closely related (i.e. homologous ) to the ...
Nervous system
... occurs by two primary mechanisms:
Within neuronal nerve fibers by way of action potentials
Between neurons by way of neurotransmitter
diffusion across synapses .
Vertebrate nervous systems
The nervous systems of vertebrate animals are often divided into a central nervous system ...
Phospholipid
... allows it spontaneously to form liposomes , or small lipid vesicles , which can then be used to transport materials into living organisms and study
diffusion rates into or out of a cell membrane. This membrane is partially permeable , very flexible, and has fluid properties, in which embedded proteins ...
Semen
... the mobility of sperm cells in the vagina and cervix by creating a less viscous channel for the sperm cells to swim though, and preventing their
diffusion out of the semen. Prostaglandin hormones are involved in supressing an immune response by the female against the foreign semen.
Semen and ...
Skin
... epidermis is made up of stratified squamous epithelium with an underlying basement membrane . It contains no blood vessels , and is nourished by
diffusion from the dermis. The main type of cells which make up the epidermis are keratinocytes , with melanocytes and Langerhans cells also present. The ...
Synapse
... a slender gap, the narrowness of which enables signalling molecules known as neurotransmitters to pass rapidly from one cell to the other by
diffusion . This gap is sometimes called the synaptic cleft.
Such synapses are asymmetric both in structure and in how they operate. Only the so-called ...
Transport protein
... A transport protein is a protein involved in facilitated
diffusion . Changes in the conformation move the binding site to the opposite side of the protein.
There are 3 types of transport proteins, uniporter , ...
Xylem
...
Mechanism
Xylem sap always moves from the roots to the leaves . It travels by bulk flow , like water in a series of pipes, rather than by
diffusion through cells. Two phenomena cause xylem sap to flow:
The soil solution (see soil ) is more dilute than the cytosol of the root cells. Thus, ...