Tissue-specific Ablation of the GLUT4 Glucose Transporter or the Insulin Receptor Challenges Assumptions about Insulin Action and Glucose Homeostasis.

Studies the tissue-specific ablation of the GLUT4 Glucose transporter or the insulin receptor challenges assumptions about insulin action and glucose homeostasis. Importance of insulin stimulation of glucose transport in muscle and adipose cells; Implications for the genetics of type 2 diabetes.