Coupled
Neutral
Pump
OR
Sodium
Potassium
Exchange
Pump
The
coupled
neutral
pump,also
called
the
sodium
potassium
exchange
pump
is
an
active
transport
system
in
which
the
transport
of
Na-t
and
K+
is
linked.
The outward movement of Na+ is always accompanied by an inward movement of K+. In an idealized neutral pump one: K+ is exchanged for one Na+. Among the cells known to have the coupled neutral pump, nerve and muscle cells are prominent
