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lina2011 [118]
3 years ago
8

How does a liver cell respond to insulin

Biology
2 answers:
Elanso [62]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Insulin stimulates the liver to store glucose in the form of glycogen. A large fraction of glucose absorbed from the small intestine is immediately taken up by hepatocytes, which convert it into the storage polymer glycogen. Insulin has several effects in liver which stimulate glycogen synthesis.

Explanation:

katrin2010 [14]3 years ago
3 0

Insulin stimulates the liver to store glucose in the form of glycogen. A large fraction of glucose absorbed from the small intestine is immediately taken up by hepatocytes, which convert it into the storage polymer glycogen. Insulin has several effects in liver which stimulate glycogen synthesis.

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