Active transport is a process that requires energy to move molecules across a cell membrane. In the case of glucose entering muscle cells, active transport proteins use energy to pump glucose molecules against their concentration gradient, allowing them to enter the cell even when there is a higher concentration of glucose outside the cell. This process ensures that muscle cells have a constant supply of glucose for energy production and muscle function.
Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in the muscle cell. Glycogen can be used for energy.
Glucose transport into muscle cells is primarily facilitated by the glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) carrier protein. This transporter is insulin-responsive and plays a crucial role in regulating glucose uptake by muscle cells to meet energy demands during exercise and recovery.
according to what i read online it's the blood glucose, as the muscle leaves this blood for the brain use, because brain doesn't store glucose or glycogen as liver and muscle, and the only supply of glucose to brain is via blood glucose
After being absorbed in the small intestine, glucose enters the bloodstream and is transported to the liver. The liver releases glucose into the bloodstream as needed, and it travels to the leg muscle cells through the circulatory system. Once in the muscle cell, glucose is used as an energy source through cellular respiration.
carrier proteins transport glucose into a muscle cell
During respiration, glucose is delivered to muscle cells primarily through the bloodstream. After carbohydrates are digested, glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream from the intestines and transported to various tissues, including muscles. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, facilitates the uptake of glucose into muscle cells by promoting the translocation of glucose transporters to the cell membrane. Once inside, glucose is metabolized to produce ATP, the energy currency needed for muscle contraction.
When you consume starch, enzymes in the digestive system break it down into glucose. The glucose is then absorbed into the bloodstream and transported to muscle cells in your legs. Inside the muscle cells, glucose undergoes cellular respiration to produce energy in the form of ATP, which can be used for muscle contractions.
No, muscle cells do not release glucose into the blood. Instead, they take up glucose from the blood to use as fuel for energy production during muscle contraction. Glucose release into the blood is primarily regulated by the liver through a process called gluconeogenesis.
In a eukaryotic cell, the mitochondria make chemical energy found in glucose molecules available for use by the cell.
Mitochondria in the cell use oxygen when breaking down glucose.
The glucose goes through the intesine wall, into the blood and is carried around until it reaches the calf muscle cells. Once there it will taken in the cells by carrier proteins which are embedded in the cell membrane (this is because it is not lipid soluable and can't not simply go through the cell membrane like water, oxgen, carbon dioxide etc). The glucose will then be used the mitondria in the cell.