Na-K ATPase
Na+-K+ATPase, which actively moves Na+and K+ against their electrochemical gradient. The electrogenic Na K ATPase plays a critical role in cellular physiology by using the energy in ATP to extrude 3 Na+ out of the cell in exchange for taking two K+ into the cell. (REF.GANONG'S REVIEW OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY 23rd EDITION page no.85.)
3 Na out / 2K in
3Na in / 2K out
2Na out / 3K in
2Na in / 3K out
General physiology