Insulin - Insulin structure, mechanism, production, effects

Insulin discovery and actions INSULIN is a hormone with extensive effects on both metabolism and several other body systems (eg, vascular compliance). When present, it causes most of the body’s cells to take up glucose from the blood (including liver, muscle, and fat tissue cells), storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle, and stops use of fat as an energy source. When insulin is absent (or low), glucose is not taken up by most body cells and the body begins to use fat as an energy source... 

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