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Hummingbirds rely on both paracellular and carrier-mediated intestinal glucose absorption to fuel high metabolism

Twenty years ago, the highest active glucose transport rate and lowest passive glucose permeability in vertebrates were reported in Rufous and Anna's hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus, Calypte anna). These first measurements of intestinal nutrient absorption in nectarivores provided an unpreceden...

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Autori principali: McWhorter, Todd J, Bakken, Bradley Hartman, Karasov, William H, del Rio, Carlos Martínez
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The Royal Society 2005
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1617189/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17148346
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0388
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