Insulin-stimulated glucose disposal: does adipose play a role?
Although muscle is thought to be a primary assimilator of glucose, adipose may provide a substantial amount of substrate for gluconeogenesis, even in the fed state.
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology*
D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose