Uric acid transport characteristics in human erythrocytes.

Taken all together the results show that the RBC transport of U.A. seems to be partly of passive nature, closely similar to others mineral or organic anions, and partly of active nature related to compound of the membrane playing a role in cellular metabolism. It remains to be precised the role of the membrane itself and to characterize the membrane site which could be responsible of a part of the transport of U.A. through erythrocyte membrane.