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Regulated membrane transport of free fatty acids in adipocytes: role in obesity and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

P D Berk 1, S L Zhou 1, M Bradbury 1, D Stump 1, C L Kiang 1, L M Isola 1
PMCID: PMC2376589  PMID: 9108665

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