Glucose transport enhances the absorption of which electrolyte?
A)Sodium
B)Phosphate
C)Potassium
D)Chloride

Name: Glucose transport enhances the absorption of which electrolyte? A)Sodium B)Phosphate C)Potassium D)Chloride
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Sodium passes through the tight junctions and is actively transported across cell membranes. Sodium and glucose share a common active transport carrier (sodium-glucose ligand transporter 1 [SGLT1]) so that sodium absorption is enhanced by glucose transport.

Glucose Transport Enhances the Absorption of Which Electrolyte