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In a new incubation system, liver slices from rat have been shown to incorporate glucose into lipids, which are released into the incubation medium. This synthesis was stimulated by insulin with a proportionally more marked increase in esterified fatty acids than in free fatty acids.
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Letarte, J., Fraser, T.R. Stimulation by insulin of the incorporation of U14C-glucose into lipids released by the liver. Diabetologia 5, 358–359 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00452914
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00452914