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efflux

[ef-luhks] / ˈɛf lʌks /
NOUN
outflow
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Nedergaard proposed that this efflux relied on the pumping of fluid through tiny glymphatic vessels between neurons, which her team had identified in an earlier study.

From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2024

P. aeruginosa also has other defenses, including highly specialized porins that allow it to bring in specific nutrients while keeping out everything else, and efflux pumps that eject unwanted compounds, Geddes said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023

Most prominently, this activated the bacteria’s efflux pump systems, a general expulsion system that many bacteria use to eliminate various molecules, including antibiotics.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 26, 2023

Cells maintain the influx and efflux of organic substances using energy.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Believe me, dear sir, you will grow in grace, not by knowledge acquired from books; not from reasonings upon divine truths, but by an efflux from God.

From Letters of Madam Guyon by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon




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