title: Ca2(+)-dependent glucose transport in chicken intestine.
abstract: Transport of glucose was measured in the intestine of white leghorn layers in vivo using ligated upper small intestinal segment in the presence of Ca2+ and other ions either singly or in combination. Transport of glucose across the intestine was very significantly increased with Ca2+ than Na+, K+ and Po4(3-) individually, but when Ca2+ was combined with Na+, K+ and PO4(3-), the glucose absorption increased significantly over that achieved by Na+ ions alone. These data revealed that Ca2+ ions might be exerting the major influence on glucose transport processes of the chicken intestine.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Panda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002645:Chickens; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose; D002118:Calcium