Absorption of Glucose from the Gut Lumen Depends on All

question 160

Multiple Choice

Absorption of glucose from the gut lumen depends on all of the following except

• A) the sodium-potassium pump in the basolateral membrane of the epithelial cell.
• B) cotransporter proteins in the apical membrane of the epithelial cell.
• C) higher sodium ion concentration in the lumen than in the epithelial cell.
• D) sodium-linked cotransport.
• E) emulsification forming small micelles.

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