drug membrane transport, drug transmembrane transport, multidrug transport
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process in which a xenobiotic, a compound foreign to the organim exposed to it, is transported across a membrane. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical.
Source:
GOC:krc,
GOC:bf,
GOC:ai
Comment
Note that this term is not intended for use in annotating lateral movement within membranes.