"Glycogen Synthase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of D-glucose from UDPglucose into 1,4-alpha-D-glucosyl chains. EC 2.4.1.11.
| Descriptor ID |
D006006
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.400.450.460.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Glycogen Synthase- Glycogen Synthase
- Synthase, Glycogen
- Glycogen Synthetase
- Synthetase, Glycogen
- Glycogen (Starch) Synthase
- UDP-Glucose Glycogen Glucosyl Transferase
- UDP Glucose Glycogen Glucosyl Transferase
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glycogen Synthase" by people in Profiles.
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Long-term effects of fluoxetine on glycemic control in obese patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance: influence on muscle glycogen synthase and insulin receptor kinase activity. Metabolism. 1995 Dec; 44(12):1570-6.
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Defective insulin action in fibroblasts from noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients with Gln1152 insulin receptor mutation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1993 Aug; 77(2):409-12.