Glucose uptake occurs by facilitated diffusion in procyclic forms of Trypanosoma brucei

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 228-233

  Wille, U ^a   Seyfang, A ^a   Duszenko, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Facilitated diffusion; Functional reconstitution; Glucose uptake; Hexose transporter; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME KINETICS; GLOSSINA; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; LIFE CYCLE; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEOLIPOSOME; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0029981378     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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