Term: liver D-glucose import across plasma membrane
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Name: liver
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Definition: Solid compound organ with three lobes that has many functions including bile production, blood detoxification, the production of critical plasma proteins and clotting factors, complement proteins and the storage of many substances, such as lipids, amino acids, iron, and glycogen. Female fish produce vitellogenins in the liver.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000123]
Name: D-glucose import across plasma membrane
Synonyms: glucose import across plasma membrane, glucose import into cell, high affinity glucose import
Definition: The directed movement of D-glucose from outside of a cell, across the plasma membrane and into the cytosol.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0098708]    QuickGO    AmiGO