The glucose transport in retinal pigment epithelium is via passive facilitated diffusion

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 441-444

  To, Chi Ho ^a   Hodson, Stuart A ^b  

^a Hong Kong P   (Hong Kong)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytochalasin B; Facilated diffusion; Glucose transport; Ouabain; Phloretin; Photolabeling; Retinal pigment epithelium; Ussing chamber

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLGLUCOSE; CARBON 14; CYTOCHALASIN B; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; OUABAIN; PHLORETIN; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOROID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; STROPHANTHUS GRATUS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0013524181     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(98)10156-3     Document Type: Article

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