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  #1

Hi guys!
Who remembers what GLUT1&3 do?
GLUT2??
GLUT4???

Thanks!

  #2

Glut 1,3 are everywhere else in the body (lowest Km)
Glut 2 - high Km in pancreatic islet cells and hepatocytes
Glut 4 - in resting striated muscle and adipose - induced by insulin (in active muscle is stimulated by exercise not insulin)

  #3

on a previous thread:

Posted: 06/30/04 15:26 Post subject:

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glut1 rbcs, brain neurons, kidney ,colon
glut2 liver and beta panc cells, basolat surface of SI
glut3 neurons , placenta, testes
glut 4 sk ms and adipose ts

glut5 SI, testes and sperm(fr fructose uptake)
only sk ms and adipose ts(i.e glut 4) r insulin dep fr glucose uptake

HENRI C r insulin independant
Hepatocytes
Erythrocytes
Neurons
Renal cells
Itestinal eithelial cells
Cornea








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