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Glucose Transport in White Adipocyte

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Adipocyte glucose transport is a key event for glucose homeostasis and is perturbed in insulin resistant situations like in obesity and type 2 diabetes. We will discuss how glucose transport is regulated in adipocyte, in normal, and in physiopathological conditions.

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  1. INSERM U895, Mediterranean Center of Molecular Medicine, Team “Cellular and Molecular Physiopathology of obesity and diabetes”, Bâtiment Archimed. 151, route de St Antoine de Ginestière, BP2 3194, 06204, Nice Cedex 3, France

    Mireille Cormont

  2. Department of Pathology and Immunology, Geneva University, Centre Médical Universitaire. 1, rue Michelet-Servet, 1211, Genève 4, Switzerland

    Vincent Kaddai

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Cormont, M., Kaddai, V. (2013). Glucose Transport in White Adipocyte. In: Bastard, JP., Fève, B. (eds) Physiology and Physiopathology of Adipose Tissue. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0343-2_7

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