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Science 4 June 1971:
Vol. 172. no. 3987, pp. 1033 - 1034
DOI: 10.1126/science.172.3987.1033
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Sugar Transport: Effect of Temperature on Concentrative Uptake of agr-Methylglucoside by Kidney Cortex Slices

Pamela McNamara 1, Claire Rea 1, and Stanton Segal 1

1 Division of Biochemical Development and Molecular Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19146

The ability of renal cortical slices to accumulate a monosaccharide is enhanced at temperatures below 37°C. Increase in concentration gradients occurs despite a decrease in total sugar flux. The apparent explanation for this paradox is a proportionally greater inhibition of efflux.


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