Insulin binding in denervated muscle
β Scribed by Dr. Deirdre Donaldson; Dr. Owen B. Evans; Dr. Robert W. Harrison
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 407 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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β¦ Synopsis
Insulin binding was measured in rat muscle following denervation. There was a 40% reduction in the number of high-affinity insulin receptors, with no change in the insulin binding Kd. Selected muscles showed a 40%-60% reduction in weight during this period. The downregulation in the number of insulin receptors may contribute to the mechanism of muscle atrophy following denervation.
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