monoatomic cation transport

Term ID

GO:0006812

Synonyms

• cation transport
• di-, tri-valent inorganic cation transport
• trivalent inorganic cation transport

Definition

The directed movement of a monoatomic cation, into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Monatomic cations (also called simple cations) are positively charged ions consisting of exactly one atom.

References

Ontology

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