Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Full

Fields of Study
physiology
physiological transport

Preferred term

physiological transport

Type

Topic

Definition

The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) across cell membranes and epithelial layers.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

physiology

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

biological transport
transcytosis

In other languages

transporte fisiológico

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/3934

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/19/06, last modified 6/30/20