06-05-2017, 08:26 AM
Metformin increases the sensitivity of muscle and adipose tissue to insulin and is used in the treatment of Type II diabetes mellitus. One biochemical mechanism of this drug in the muscle is to
A. increase the activity of hexokinase.
B. increase the activity of glucokinase.
C. increase the activity of glycogen synthase.
D. increase the activity of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase.
E. increase the recruitment of glucose transporters to the plasma membrane
A. increase the activity of hexokinase.
B. increase the activity of glucokinase.
C. increase the activity of glycogen synthase.
D. increase the activity of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase.
E. increase the recruitment of glucose transporters to the plasma membrane