Molecular mechanisms of glucose uptake in skeletal muscle at rest and in response to exercise

• Main Authors: Rodrigo Martins Pereira (Author), Leandro Pereira de Moura (Author), Vitor Rosetto Muñoz (Author), Adelino Sanchez Ramos da Silva (Author), Rodrigo Stellzer Gaspar (Author), Eduardo Rochete Ropelle (Author), José Rodrigo Pauli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Glucose uptake is an important phenomenon for cell homeostasis and for organism health. Under resting conditions, skeletal muscle is dependent on insulin to promote glucose uptake.Insulin, after binding to its membrane receptor, triggers a cascade of intracellular reactions culminating in a...