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Glucose Transporter Type 5
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Definition
: A hexose transporter that mediates FRUCTOSE transport in SKELETAL MUSCLE and ADIPOCYTES and is responsible for luminal uptake of dietary fructose in the SMALL INTESTINE.
Other names
GLUT 5 Protein; SLC2A5 Protein; GLUT5 Protein; GLUT-
5 Protein; D-
Fructose Transporter
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Slc2a5 protein, rat
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*Glucose Transporter Type 5.
SLC2A5 protein, human
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*Glucose Transporter Type 5.