Expression and functional contribution of hTHTR-2 in thiamin absorption in human intestine

M. Said, Hamid; Balamurugan, Krishnaswamy; S. Subramanian, Veedamali; S. Marchant, Jonathan

doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00361.2003

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Expression and functional contribution of hTHTR-2 in thiamin absorption in human intestine

Published in American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology • Feb 6, 2004

Authors:

Hamid M. Said

Krishnaswamy Balamurugan

Veedamali S. Subramanian

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate expression and relative contribution of human thiamin transporter (hTHTR)-2 toward overall carrier-mediated thiamin uptake by human intestinal epithelial cells. Northern blot analysis showed that the message of the hTHTR-2 is expressed along the native human ...

Subject

Absorption (acoustics)

Large intestine

Chemistry

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