Role of clusters in insulin-regulated GLUT4 trafficking in adipose cells: A new paradigm?

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 716-718

  Yang, Jian ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Endocytosis; Exocytosis; GLUT4; Insulin resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650533518     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.6.716     Document Type: Article

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