Functions
Insulin has profound effects on the metabolism of:
- carbohydrates:
- promotes glycogen formation
- inhibits glycogenolysis
- accelerates glucose uptake into muscle and adipose tissue
- lowers blood glucose levels
- fats:
- promotes triglyceride synthesis
- inhibits lipolysis and ketogenesis
- protein:
- promotes protein synthesis
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