Sodium Potassium Pump

Explore the sodium potassium pump (Na+/K+ pump), with the Amoeba Sisters! This video talks about why this pump is needed and provides an overview of this type of active transport.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
0:48 Introducing the Sodium Potassium Pump
1:53 Resting Membrane Potential (which the pump helps maintain)
2:51 Sodium Potassium Pump Action is Described
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Factual References:
Clark, M. A., Douglas, M., & Choi, J. (2018). Biology 2e. Houston, TX: Biology Stax. openstax.org/books/biology-2e...
Reece, J. B., & Campbell, N. A. (2011). Campbell biology. Boston: Benjamin Cummings / Pearson.
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Further Reading Suggestions:
More detail about the sodium potassium pump? openstax.org/books/biology-2e...
What occurs as the potassium starts to have a net movement out of the cell through leakage channels? Does it reach an equilibrium? A great further reading: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB...
Learn more about the resting potential: openstax.org/books/biology-2e...
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