This volume is dedicated to glucose homeostasis - the process of maintaining blood glucose at a steady-state level.

This is accomplished by the finely hormone regulation of peripheral glucose uptake (glucose utilization), hepatic glucose production and glucose uptake during carbohydrates ingestion.

Contents
Preface
1 Mammalian Sugar Transporters
2 Structural and Functional Evolution of Glucose Transporter 4 (GLUT4): A Look at GLUT4 in Fish
3 The Effects of Energy Intake, Insulin Therapy and Physical Activity on Glucose Homeostasis in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
4 Role of Magnesium in the Regulation of Hepatic Glucose Homeostasis
5 Glycemia and Memory
6 Adipokines Involved in Macrophage Recruitment
7 Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH) a Small Molecule in Pancreas Promotes Insulin Producing Cell Proliferation

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