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Hormonal regulation of glucose transporters in muscle cells in culture

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Sargeant, R., Mitsumoto, Y., Sarabia, V. et al. Hormonal regulation of glucose transporters in muscle cells in culture. J Endocrinol Invest 16, 147–162 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347669

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