General properties and methods of investigation

By far the most complete study of the kinetics of mammalian passive glucose transporters has been done on the GLUT-1 isoform in the human erythrocyte. The transport of glucose in this cell type is a classic example of facilitated diffusion, the 

Vmax and Am values for glucose transport in the erythrocyte have been determined in four main types of experimental situation [47]. 

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