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For water to travel across the cell membrane at a substantial rate, the water molecules travel through protein channels

known as aquaporins.

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This is an example of facilitated diffusion.
Facilitated diffusion is the process of impulsive passive transport of molecules, it is the transfer of substances across a biological membrane from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration by means of carrier molecule.
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