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Equilibrative Nucleoside Transport Proteins

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Red Cell Membrane Transport in Health and Disease

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In human and other mammalian cells, plasma membrane transport of nucleosides is brought about by members of the concentrative (Na+-dependent) nucleoside transporter (CNT) and equilibrative (NaMndependent) nucleoside transporter (ENT) families (Hyde et al. 2001; Ritzel et al. 2001). CNTs have been described primarily in specialized epithelia, whereas ENTs occur in most, possibly all, cell types and tissues, including red blood cells (RBCs).

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Young, J.D., Yao, S.Y.M., Cass, C.E., Baldwin, S.A. (2003). Equilibrative Nucleoside Transport Proteins. In: Bernhardt, I., Ellory, J.C. (eds) Red Cell Membrane Transport in Health and Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05181-8_13

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