What advantage is there to having insulin-dependent glucose transporters already synthesized and prepackaged in a cell, even before it is stimulated by insulin?

Q: List the disadvantages of insulin obtained from the pancreas of salughtered cows and pigs:

A: Insulin is a peptide hormone, which is secreted by the beta cells of islets of Langerhans of the…

Q: Which of the following medications does not have hypoglycemic effects (does not augment insulin…

A: hypoglycemia occurs when the blood sugar (glucose) level is lower than normal values ie way less…

Q: Where is insulin stored, and why would it be released?

A: When the glucose is in the bloodstream, insulin causes cells in the body to absorb sugar to utilize…

Q: How can bacteria producehuman insulin on an industrialscale? What are the otherforms of insulin…

A: Biotechnology deal with biological and biopharmaceuticals. Biotechnology applied in diagnostic,…

Q: What effects occur when the plasma insulin concentration decreases?

A: Insulin could be a peptide secretion created by beta cells of the exocrine gland islets; it's…

Q: Can you identify three other hormones other than insulin and glucagon that might affect glucose…

A: Answer. The Islets of Langerhans are a group of cells within the pancreas that secrete insulin and…

Q: What is the function of Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone (ACTH) in glucose regulation?

A: The adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) is a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland of the…

Q: Describe the role of ion channels in insulin secretion by the β cells of the pancreas.

A: Insulin lowers the blood glucose levels where it regulates a major role in glucose homeostasis.…

Q: What statement is false? Types I and type Il diabetes are characterized by high blood glucose and…

A: Diabetes is a disease which is characterised by increase in blood glucose level.

Q: What are the steps involved in synthesis of genetically engineered insulin.

A: The researchers have discovered several methods/processes to manipulate the DNA sequences using the…

Q: Because the prime early symptom of diabetes is a high levelof blood glucose, insulin is often…

A: Diabetes is a lifestyle disorder associated with an imbalance in the concentration of glucose in the…

Q: What kind of bioreactor should be designed for insulin production?

A: Bioreactor is a vessel in which a biological reaction can take place. The reaction can be aerobic or…

Q: Discuss and trace the pathway of the production of insulin, starting from the stimulation by…

A: Insulin is a peptide hormones, which plays a major role in the regulation of the glucose…

Q: Which of the following medications does not have hyperglycemic effects (does not decrease insulin…

A: Hyperglycemia is referred to as a condition in which the sugar or glucose levels in the blood are…

Q: In patients with type 2 diabetes, cells no longer respond to the hormone insulin. What change has…

A: Type 2 diabetes is a medical condition where that affects the way the body processes blood sugar…

Q: People with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus are generally not ketosis prone. This is thought…

A: Introduction- Diabetes type 2 is also called as Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, it is a…

Q: Ketoacidosis is a common feature of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, but not of…

A: Glucose is catabolized in the body to generate energy in the form of ATP. In the absence of glucose…

Q: Briefly explain how glucagon and insulin keep balance of blood glucose levels? Please briefly…

A: Human blood possesses sugar in the form of glucose, it is being carried to all cells as a source of…

Q: How do diacylglycerol and ceramide impair insulin signaling?

A: Metabolic disorders like obesity, hypertension, glucose intolerance, etc are important factors for…

Q: Why is adipose tissue considered to be an endocrine organ?

A: Endocrinology is the branch of science that deals with the study of hormones. Hormones are chemical…

Q: A woman affected by type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes miscalculates and injects herself with too…

A: Insulin is a hormone secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas. Since glucose cannot enter the…

Q: Name two proteins that are effectors of the insulin signaling pathway in adipocytes, liver, or…

A: Insulin is the only known hormone that is known to lower the blood glucose levels in our body. The…

Q: What aspect of β cell function ultimately fails as a result of overnutrition, causing the transition…

A: Glucose is the preferred source of energy in all living organisms. Glucose metabolism is dependent…

Q: What type of insulin is used for insulin pump therapy?

A: Rapid acting insulin is the only type of insulin that can be used for insulin pump therapy .

Q: Insulin Dependent glucose transport is through - A GLUT-2 B GLUT-4 C GLUT-5 D SGLT-1

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Q: Insulin stimulated glucose uptake takes place in all of the following except-

A: Insulin stimulates glucose uptake with the help of GLUT 4  transporter which is translocated  from…

Q: Why do people with this type of diabetes inject insulin rather than consuming an insulin pill?

A: Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets. It regulates the…

Q: TRUE or FALSE: Type 2 diabetes is a ketosis-resistant, adult-onset diabetes that always require…

A: Intensive insulin therapy is a type of diabetes treatment that aims to keep your blood sugar levels…

Q: All of the following medications are types of insulin, except:A. Aspart (Novolog)B. Glargine…

A: Introduction  The glucose is the main source of energy and the simplest carbohydrate which is…

Q: What is the role of insulin?

A: Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by the pancreas.  The pancreas has Islets of Langerhans that…

Q: Insulin is responsible for which of the following functions?     Stimulating the breakdown of fat…

A: Insulin hormone: it is released from the beta cells of pancreas. It lowers the blood glucose level…

Q: Differentiate between Insulin Resistance and Insulin Deficiency

A: Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets; it is considered to be…

Q: Describe one insulin-mediated mechanism that normally increases glucose uptake into skeletal muscle…

A: The hormone insulin controls the amount of glucose in the blood. The failure to produce insulin…

Q: What is the second messenger for the insulin response?  What is the link between insulin binding to…

A: Insulin is considered a peptide hormone, which helps in the growth and proliferation of the cell.

Q: Someone is born without the ability to create insulin. Describe and explain the effect this would…

A: If a person is born without the ability to produce insulin, his body glucose cannot enter the cells…

Q: All of the following molecules are involved in insulin signal transduction except a. IRS b. RAS c.…

A: Insulin is a hormones which regulates the Amount of glucose in the human blood

Q: What is the biochemical basis of insulin resistance?

A: Insulin : It is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets; it is considered…

Q: What is the link between insulin binding to the receptorand the eventual second messenger?

A: Introduction The insulin receptor is an RTK (Receptor Tyrosine kinase). The binding of insulin to…

Q: Glucagon is the peptide hormone that signals for the body to release glucose into the bloodstream.…

A: Introduction: In terms of pH, concentration, volume, and temperature, blood creates the interior…

Q: How is a mature,functional insulin hormone different from its prohormone form?

A: Introduction Proteins undergo various modification in order to attain its proper functioning. These…

Q: Insulin stimulated glucose uptake takes place in all of the following except- 1. heart 2. skeletal…

A: Glucose uptake in the diffrent cells and organs is done by GLUT. GLUT causes facilitated transport…

Q: How are thyroid hormones transportes in the bloodstream ? Why ? Do the hormones enter the target…

A: Thyroid hormone in the blood is transported by the plasma protein Thyroxine-binding Globulin (TBG)…

Q: Ketoacidosis is a common feature of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, but not insulinindependent…

A: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a condition occurs when body is not able to produce enough insulin to…

Q: Glucose regulation by insulin would be impaired by ablation of the ________.   Islets of Langerhans…

A: Endocrine system is a system which contains different glands which produces the hormones are…

Q: Why is it necessary or advantageous for the body to make inactive hormone precursors?

A: Hormones are chemical messengers (or signal molecules). According to the classical definition,…