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Insulin

The vital function of insulin is to facilitate the uptake of glucose into body cells. Insulin mainly exerts its effects by acting on the liver, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle. The insulin-independent tissues include the brain, red blood cells, liver, kidneys, and the small intestine because they do not have insulin receptors on their cell membranes and do not require insulin for glucose uptake.

Ref:
Chaya Gopalan, Erik Kirk, Chapter 12 - Endocrine pancreas, Editor(s): Chaya Gopalan, Erik Kirk, Biology of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Academic Press, 2022, Pages 209-222, ISBN 9780128234211, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823421-1.00008-1. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128234211000081)

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Added on Feb 7, 2022 by Barbara Van De Keer
Edited on Sep 25, 2022 by Barbara Van De Keer

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