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How does glucose cross the epithelial lining?

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Glucose enters the epithelial cells by a process catalyzed by the cotransporter SGLT-1. Intracellular cAMP activates the transepithelial transport by a mechanism possibly involving phosphorylation of SGLT-1. The glucose accumulated intracellularly can diffuse out of the cells by facilitated diffusion through GLUT2
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