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Descriptor English: Glucose Transporter Type 2
Descriptor Spanish: Transportador de Glucosa de Tipo 2
Descriptor transportador de glucosa de tipo 2
Scope note: Facilitador del transporte de glucosa que se expresa principalmente en las CÉLULAS PANCREÁTICAS BETA, HÍGADO y RIÑONES. Puede funcionar como sensor de GLUCOSA para regular la liberación de INSULINA y la HOMEOSTASIS de la glucosa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Transportador de Glucose Tipo 2
Descriptor French: Transporteur de glucose de type 2
Entry term(s): GLUT 2 Protein
GLUT-2 Protein
GLUT2 Protein
SLC2A2 Protein
Solute Carrier Family 2, Facilitated Glucose Transporter, Member 2 Protein
Tree number(s): D12.776.157.530.500.500.750
D12.776.157.530.937.563.750
D12.776.543.585.500.500.750
D12.776.543.585.937.625.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051273
Scope note: A glucose transport facilitator that is expressed primarily in PANCREATIC BETA CELLS; LIVER; and KIDNEYS. It may function as a GLUCOSE sensor to regulate INSULIN release and glucose HOMEOSTASIS.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 2006; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 2 was indexed under MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS 2003-2005, & under MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS 1992-2002
History Note: 2006(1992)
Related: Fanconi Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 50914
Unique ID: D051273
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2015/11/23
Glucose Transporter Type 2 - Preferred
Concept UI M0208875
Scope note A glucose transport facilitator that is expressed primarily in PANCREATIC BETA CELLS; LIVER; and KIDNEYS. It may function as a GLUCOSE sensor to regulate INSULIN release and glucose HOMEOSTASIS.
Preferred term Glucose Transporter Type 2
Entry term(s) GLUT 2 Protein
GLUT-2 Protein
GLUT2 Protein
SLC2A2 Protein
Solute Carrier Family 2, Facilitated Glucose Transporter, Member 2 Protein



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