TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 157. Disorders of Glucose Transporters A1 - Santer, René A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - D-glucose and other monosaccharides are hydrophilic substances that cannot easily cross the lipophilic bilayer of the cell membrane. Since carbohydrates are most important for supplying energy to essentially all cell types, specific transport mechanisms have evolved. While vesicle-associated glucose transport has been described only recently,1-4 transporter proteins have been known for years. Such proteins are embedded into the cell membrane and function as hydrophilic pores that allow cellular uptake and release and allow transcellular transport of monosaccharides. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6726326 ER -