Biochemists Working for a National Endocrinology Institute Are Investigating the Specifics

Biochemists working for a national endocrinology institute are investigating the specifics underlying glucose transport across adipose cell membranes.  One of their experiments shows that, in the presence of insulin, D-glucose transport across the plasma membrane of adipocytes is much faster than L-glucose transport.  Which of the following transport processes best describes the mechanism for glucose entry into these cells?

A) Simple diffusion
B) Receptor-mediated endocytosis
C) Carrier-mediated transport
D) Primary active transport
E) Co-transport

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