â¢ Kidney Disorders: Hematuria may also be caused by damage to the upper urinary tract or an infected kidney. â¢ Bladder and Kidney Cancer: The presence of blood in the urine might also indicate bladder cancer or kidney cancer. However, this is a more common concern in people older than 40 years of age.
Facilitated Diffusion. Facilitated Diffusion is another form of passive transport where many polar molecules diffuse with the help of integral proteins in the lipid bilayer. The two main types of this kind of transport are ion channels and gated channels.
Two types of transport across a membrane: o Nonmediated transport occurs by passive diffusion, i.e., O 2, CO 2 driven by chemical potential gradient, i.e. cannot occur against a concentration gradient o Mediated transport occurs by dedicated transport proteins 1. Passive-mediated transport/facilitated diffusion: [high] -> [low] 2. Active transport: [low] -> [high] May require energy in form of ATP or in form of a membrane potential