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The 30 pages that link to Sodium-potassium pump, each with the reason it gives.

• OsmoregulationRelated: Maintaining ion gradients helps control cell volume and supports solute transport.

• Adenosine triphosphateRelated: Its ATP consumption maintains ion gradients across the plasma membrane.

• ATPBroader topic: It hydrolyzes ATP to maintain ion gradients across animal-cell membranes.

• NeuronRelated: It maintains ion gradients that support neuronal excitability.

• Voltage-gated sodium channelRelated: It maintains the sodium gradient that channels draw upon.

• AldosteroneRelated: Aldosterone increases pump activity in kidney cells, supporting sodium retention and potassium secretion.

• Membrane potentialRelated: It maintains the sodium and potassium gradients that support resting voltage.

• Serotonin transporterRelated: The ion gradients it maintains help power serotonin uptake.

• SaltRelated: Dietary sodium from salt contributes to the ion balance regulated by this pump.

• Salt glandRelated: Its ion gradients help drive salt movement across secretory cells.

• Membrane proteinBroader topic: Its ion gradients support cell volume, electrical signaling, and secondary transport.

• Plasma membraneBroader topic: This pump establishes gradients used for electrical activity and coupled transport.

• Active transportBroader topic: This primary pump establishes ion gradients used by many cells.

• Potassium ionRelated: It maintains the concentration gradients that sustain cellular K⁺ levels.

• Calcium signalingCompared with: It maintains major ion gradients but does not serve as a calcium signal decoder.

• Sodium ionRelated: It maintains the transmembrane Na⁺ gradient used in cell physiology.

• ATP hydrolysisBroader topic: It couples ATP hydrolysis to ion transport against electrochemical gradients.

• Norepinephrine transporterRelated: Its ion gradients indirectly power the sodium-coupled transport performed by NET.

• Membrane transportBroader topic: It maintains ion gradients used by cells for electrical and transport functions.

• Resting membrane potentialRelated: It maintains the ion gradients that underlie resting voltage and adds a small direct voltage effect.

• CationBroader topic: It maintains unequal concentrations of two major cations across cell membranes.

• Extracellular fluidRelated: Its ion gradients help maintain differences between extracellular and intracellular fluid.

• Electric fishRelated: It maintains ion gradients that make electrical signaling possible.

• Alan HodgkinCompared with: The pump maintains ion gradients, unlike the rapid channel currents Hodgkin measured during nerve impulses.

• Monoamine transporterRelated: Its ion gradients help power monoamine uptake across neuronal membranes.

• Depolarization (neuroscience)Related: It maintains ion gradients that support neuronal membrane voltage and depolarizing currents.

• Passive transportCompared with: This pump uses energy to maintain gradients that drive passive ion movement.

• ATPaseBroader topic: It maintains ion gradients that support electrical signaling and cell volume.

• Jens Christian SkouBroader topic: This is the enzyme Skou identified and characterized.

• Body fluid compartmentsRelated: It helps sustain the ion gradients that distinguish intracellular from extracellular fluid.