Glucose transporters are key components of the human glucostat

Authors

Caspi, Inbal

Tremmel, Daniel M.

Pulecio, Julian

Yang, Dapeng

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Description from Figshare: "Mouse models are extensively utilized in metabolic studies. However, inherent differences between the species, notably their blood glucose levels, hampered data translation into clinical settings. In this study, we confirmed GLUT1 to be the predominantly expressed glucose transporter in both adult and fetal human β cells. In comparison, GLUT2 is detected in a small yet...

Subject

Fetal Stem Cells

Glucose Transporter Type 1

Glucose Transporter Type 2

Insulin-Secreting Cells

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