3. Physiology
        3.9. Metabolism and Nutrition
            3.9.1. Metabolism
                3.9.1.2. Carbohydrate metabolism
3.9.1.2.6. Glucose transporter

Glucose transport

Glucose enters cells by

  1. facilitated diffusion; OR
  2. secondary active transport with Na+ (in intestine and kidney)

Glucose transporter

GLUT 2

GLUT 4

Sodium-glucose co-transporter

SGLT 1

Located in small intestine and renal tubules

SGLT 2

Located in renal tubules

 



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