Regulation of glucose uptake by muscle. 2. The effects of insulin, anaerobiosis and cell poisons on the penetration of isolated rat diaphragm by sugars

P J Randle, G. Howard Smith

Biochemical Journal · 1958 · 172 citations · 9 references

DOIFull text

Open access

Concepts

Abstract

The utilization of glucose by muscle is thought to be limited by the rate at which glucose enters the muscle cell and insulin is believed to stimulate glucose uptake by speeding its entry (Levine &

References

9