Definition: Transport proteins that carry specific substances in the blood or across cell membranes.
do not confuse BINDING PROTEINS (X ref) with PROTEIN BINDING; do not use CARRIER PROTEINS if the protein functions as a receptor: use instead the pertinent receptors term; not for antigenic carriers (
Other names Transport Proteins; Binding Proteins; Proteins, Transport; Proteins, Carrier; Proteins, Binding; Protein, Binding; Binding Protein