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What is Glut-4 involved in?


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Glucose Transporter Type 4- (GLUT 4):

  1. GLUT-4 is a passive transporter of glucose down the concentration gradient.
  2. It is a glucose transporter present in the adipose tissues, skeletal and cardiac muscles.
  3. It permits facilitated diffusion of glucose across the cell membrane into muscle and fat cells.

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