A Graph of the Rate of Glucose Transport Via the GLUT1

question 40

Multiple Choice

A graph of the rate of glucose transport via the GLUT1 transporter vs.glucose concentration would have a ________ shape indicating that higher glucose concentrations increase the rate of transport until all the sites are saturated.

• A)hyperbolic
• B)sigmoidal
• C)bell
• D)linear
• E)exponential

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