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To clarify the role and mechanism of insulin in regulating intracellular glucose uptake and phosphorylation in the lactating rat mammary gland.

February 1, 1989Biochemical JournalOpen Access

Insulin action on the lactating-rat mammary gland: intracellular glucose and its phosphorylation

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NKNicholas J. KuhnUniversity of Virginia

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Biochemical correspondence examines insulin-stimulated intracellular glucose phosphorylation in lactating rats, highlighting regulatory steps in milk sugar synthesis.

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To clarify the role and mechanism of insulin in regulating intracellular glucose uptake and phosphorylation in the lactating rat mammary gland.
Biochemical analysis and correspondence evaluating intracellular free glucose concentrations and phosphorylation dynamics in mammary tissue from lactating rats.
Addressed the regulatory interaction between insulin signaling and the rate of intracellular glucose phosphorylation in lactating mammary epithelium.
Described the biochemical constraints governing glucose transport and subsequent enzymatic phosphorylation during active lactation.

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Nicholas J. Kuhn (1989) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a963c2e132cd8a75e5772b8 https://doi.org/10.1042/bj2570933

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Biochemical correspondence examines insulin-stimulated intracellular glucose phosphorylation in lactating rats, highlighting regulatory steps in milk sugar synthesis.

Insulin action on the lactating-rat mammary gland: intracellular glucose and its phosphorylation

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Insulin action on the lactating-rat mammary gland: intracellular glucose and its phosphorylation

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