The Impact of Inflammation on the Determinants of Muscle Glucose Uptake
Skeletal muscle is an important site for the maintenance of glucose metabolism. Under insulin-stimulated conditions it accounts for ~80% of whole body glucose disposal. Muscle glucose uptake (MGU) is a three step process involving delivery of glucose from the blood to the interstitium, facilitated t...
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VANDERBILT
2012
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03142012-180601/ |