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**This causes preformed granules containing GLUT 4 receptors to be transported and expressed at the cell membrane.
 
**This causes preformed granules containing GLUT 4 receptors to be transported and expressed at the cell membrane.
 
**Cells can now take up glucose from the blood and store it as glycogen or fat.
 
**Cells can now take up glucose from the blood and store it as glycogen or fat.
*Increased glucose levels inside the cell increases the rate of glyogenesis and an increase in the rate of production of triacylglycerides.
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*Increased glucose levels inside the cell increases the rate of glycogenesis and an increase in the rate of production of triacylglycerides.
 
*There is an increase in basal metabolic rate in other tissues.
 
*There is an increase in basal metabolic rate in other tissues.
 
**Insulin regulates the reaction in glycolysis where PEP is converted into pyruvate. This reaction is regulated by the enzyme pyruvate kinase. Insulin '''activates''' this enzyme by ''dephosphorylation'' via protein phosphatase 1 (PP1). This increases metabolism.
 
**Insulin regulates the reaction in glycolysis where PEP is converted into pyruvate. This reaction is regulated by the enzyme pyruvate kinase. Insulin '''activates''' this enzyme by ''dephosphorylation'' via protein phosphatase 1 (PP1). This increases metabolism.
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