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| peptide hormone that plays an important role in allowing fat tissue and skeletal muscles to absorb glucose from the bloodstream |
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| type of transporter protein for glucose in fat cells and skeletal muscle cells |
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| movement of a molecule through a transporter protein from an area of high concentration to and area of low concentration |
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| intracellular storage structure for GLUT4 transporter proteins |
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| GLUT4-containing vesicles being transported to the cell membrane |
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| effect of phosphorylation cascade triggered by conformational change of insulin receptor |
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| caused by a failure to produce insulin in the pancreas |
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| caused by loss of insulin receptor function. This type of diabetes is usually associated with obesity. |
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| treated with regular injections of insulin throughout the day |
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| may be treated with medications to lower blood glucose levels along with lifestyle changes |
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| lifestyle factor that triggers recruitment of GLUT4 so can improve uptake of glucose |
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| type of signal molecule e.g insulin |
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| skeletal muscle cells and fat cells |
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| type of cells with GLUT4 transporter proteins |
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