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insulin receptor
in·su·lin re·cep·tor
Definitions related to insulin receptor:
  • A tyrosine kinase type, transmembrane receptor, which places it in the growth factor receptor family, even though insulin is usually considered a hormone.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (receptor, insulin) A cell surface receptor for INSULIN. It comprises a tetramer of two alpha and two beta subunits which are derived from cleavage of a single precursor protein. The receptor contains an intrinsic TYROSINE KINASE domain that is located within the beta subunit. Activation of the receptor by INSULIN results in numerous metabolic changes including increased uptake of GLUCOSE into the liver, muscle, and ADIPOSE TISSUE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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