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insulin receptor

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insulin receptor
A heterodimeric membrane receptor composed of α and
β chains, which has tyrosine kinase activity after binding insulin; IR deficiency is a rare cause of DM and may be due to a gene rearrangement, causing a deletion in the tyrosine kinase domain, a point mutation with a loss of the ATP binding site or other genetic defect


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Researchers speculate that chili may alter insulin receptors on the liver.
2] and BPA affects peripheral tissues, producing insulin resistance, most likely by down-regulation of insulin receptor number and function.
When the hormone's job is done, another enzyme switches off the insulin receptor.
 
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