The three characteristics that determine the kind and amount of material that can be moved across a membrane by carrier-mediated transport are ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


specificity, saturation, competition

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Which type of hormone diffuses across the plasma membrane and binds to receptors in the cytoplasm?

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