General Models in Physiology

Membrane Transport
by H.I. Modell and T.W. Modell

This project was funded, in part, 
by National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants DUE-9652782 and REC-9909411
 

 

Recurring themes or common principles occur in physiology. Students are not aware that these general models can be applied to many situations in physiological systems. The Membrane Transport program is a simulation-based tutorial designed to help students review the mechanisms that allow movement of substances across cell membranes. These mechanism govern movement across cell membranes in all physiological systems. Topics covered include diffusion, facilitated (carrier mediated) diffusion, and active transport.

This program is available to download as freeware.

 
   Download the Program 
 

Download Instructions for Windows:

To download the Windows version of the program, click on the link below.   If prompted, choose to "Save this program to disk."  In the "Save as..." dialog box,  choose the location on your computer where you would like the setup file to be copied (copying to the desktop is often the easiest option for finding the file).  Once the file has finished downloading, double click the "MembraneTransport" icon on your computer (Remember, the icon will be located in the place you designated in the "Save as..." dialog box).  The file will self-extract and "install."  In Windows, you will find the program under your Start Menu, Programs, General Model Tutorials.  A shortcut to the program will also be created on your desktop. (If you do not want the shortcut on you desktop, simply delete it.) At this point, you can delete the downloaded setup file on your desktop.  
  

    Download Membrane Transport for Windows  (520 KB)

 

Download Instructions for Macintosh:

To download the Mac version of the program, click on the link below.   If prompted, choose to "Save this program to disk."  In the "Save as..." dialog box,  choose the location on your computer where you would like the setup file to be copied (copying to the desktop is often the easiest option for finding the file).  Once the file has finished downloading, you will have two files on your computer, the encoded file, which has an .hqx file extension and the decoded file, with a .sea extension.  Double click the decoded file, "MembraneTransport.sea," to extract all of the tutorial files onto your computer.  Once the files have extracted, double click on the file, "MembraneTransport.hqx."  To run the tutorial, double click the "MemTrans_Tutorial" file with the Flash icon.  At this point, you can delete the downloaded files on your desktop.  
  

    Download for Mac is coming soon!  

 

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