%0 Journal Article %T £¿C¨®mo se transporta la glucosa a trav¨¦s de la membrana celular? %A D¨ªAZ HERN¨¢NDEZ %A DIANA P. %A BURGOS HERRERA %A LUIS CARLOS %J Iatreia %D 2002 %I Universidad de Antioquia %X glucose is the main energy supply for the cell and requires a transport protein to enter through cell membranes. two monosacharid transport systems have been described: sglt (sodium-glucose transporters) and glut (glucose transporters). in this article we review the main molecular, biochemical and functional characteristics of these monosacharid transporters. %K glucosa %K monosac¨¢ridos %K sglt %K glut %K difusi¨®n facilitada %K transportadores de membrana. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0121-07932002000300004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en