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Biochemistry Endocrinology a445f468

Which of the following does not dependent on insulin GLUT4 for glucose uptake?

A
Brain
B
Skeletal muscles
C
Cardiac muscle
D
Adipose tissue
High-Yield Explanation
Tissue-like brain is still able to impo glucose from the serum through maintaining a basal level glucose receptors on the cell surface.The general picture is as follows :Glucose is hydrophilic and cannot cross cell membrane most cell have membrane proteins that can shuttle glucose from one side to otherRef: DM Vasudevan, 7th edition, page no: 318

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