Browsing by Author "Contreras Ferrat, Ariel"

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    • The cholesterol-lowering agent methyl-β-cyclodextrin promotes glucose uptake via GLUT4 in adult muscle ... 
      Llanos Vidal, Paola; Contreras Ferrat, Ariel; Georgiev, Tihomir; Osorio Fuentealba, César; Espinosa, Alejandra; Hidalgo, Jorge; Hidalgo Tapia, María Cecilia; Jaimovich Pérez, Enrique (American Physiological Society, 2015)
      Insulin stimulates glucose uptake in adult skeletal muscle by promoting the translocation of GLUT4 glucose transporters to the transverse tubule (T-tubule) membranes, which have particularly high cholesterol levels. We ...