- Psychogenic School seeks to explain crime by focusing attention on personality and how produced - School developed along two distinct lines: Psychoanalysis and Personality traits Psychoanalysis
The Sodium-Potassium Pump. The process of moving sodium and potassium ions across the cell membrance is an active transport process involving the hydrolysis of ATP to provide the necessary energy.
This electrical potential gradient, created by the sodium-potassium pump, helps generate muscle contractions and regulates the heartbeat. Another of the pump's most important functions is preventing the swelling of cells. If sodium is not pumped out, water accumulates within the cell causing it to swell and ultimately burst.