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CELLUAR UPTAKE Flashcards

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how does insulin travel

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insulin is hyrdophilic and cant pass through membrane, receptors located on outside of cell bind to target cells

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how does glucose travel

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enters the cell via facilated diffsuion by a protein channel

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storage of excess glucose

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long term: glucose is turned into fatty acid and stored as fat

short term: stored as glycogen

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how glucose breaks down

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glucagon- glyogen- glucose

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