What is the sodium potassium pump? how does it work? which body organ system depends on sodium-potassium pumps to function?

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What is the sodium potassium pump? how does it work? which body organ system depends on sodium-potassium pumps to function?

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Kelsie White · Answer 1

Na + / K + - ATPase is an enzyme found in the plasma membrane of all animal cells. The Na + / K + - ATPase enzyme is a solute pump that pumps sodium out of cells while pumping potassium into cells, both against their concentration gradients.