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Insulin-dependent GLUT4 is a risk factor for cancer in the prostate
2023-03-01
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: Diabetic men are less likely to suffer prostate cancer, and insulin signalling through insulin receptors has been long considered. However, the role of insulin-dependent glucose transporters has yet to be elucidated. The unique metabolic properties of prostate cancer are attributed to the central role of androgens. Androgen-sensitive tumour cells have higher mitochondrial ac...
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- Literature Corpus work
- b402e1bc-ea8f-5271-b639-b2bdb8a18b2e
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2619954/v1
