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Rat hepatocyte high-affinity agmatine uptake

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  1. Rat hepatocytes exhibited high-affinity agmatine uptake with Km 0.03 mM; the system also transported putrescine but not arginine, spermidine or spermine.

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    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Primary rat hepatocyte cultures and radiolabeled substrate.
    limitations
    Different selectivity from other polyamine uptake systems is a context difference, not a universal contradiction.
    nutrient_topic
    Agmatine Sulfate collection; species, compartment, exposure, co-substrates and manipulation remain explicit. · Agmatine Sulfate
    plain_language
    Competition depends on which cell and transport route is being studied.
    primary_references
    Transport and metabolism of agmatine in rat hepatocyte cultures. · 2001 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11179960/ · DOI 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.01955.x
    transport_effect
    raises Hepatocytes showed high-affinity agmatine uptake with a Km of 0.03 mM.
    transport_pool
    the hepatocyte interior Hepatocytes showed high-affinity agmatine uptake with a Km of 0.03 mM.

    Agmatine Sulfate: transport, guanidino metabolism, ion channels and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-20) · lines 76–82

    AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Primary rat hepatocyte cultures and radiolabeled substrate. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ## agmatine-sulfate-rat-liver-uptake Competition depends on which cell and transport route is being studied. Rat hepatocytes exhibited high-affinity agmatine uptake with Km 0.03 mM; the system also transported putrescine but not arginine, spermidine or spermine. Model: Primary rat hepatocyte cultures and radiolabeled substrate. Limitations: Different selectivity from other polyamine uptake systems is a context difference, not a universal contradiction. Evidence access: Primary abstract Transport and metabolism of agmatine in rat hepatocyte cultures. · 2001 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11179960/ · DOI 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.01955.x
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