What is the mechanism by which the glucose transporter SGLT-1 increases the ability of the small intestine to absorb glucose?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The SGLT-1 transporter serves as a glucose sensor that triggers a signaling pathway leading to the rapid synthesis of another glucose transporter, GLUT-2, and its intracellular transport to the microvilli.

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a. true b. false

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What type of red bone marrow cells can become any type of formed element?

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Which events occur during the recycling of aged or damaged erythrocytes? (Order is not important.)

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