Essays about: "brown adipose tissue"
Found 4 essays containing the words brown adipose tissue.
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1. Transcriptional basis of Huntington’s Disease: Gene expression analysis indicate increased immune responses in the brain and mitochondrial dysfunction in adipose tissues of HD model mouse
University essay from KTH/ProteinvetenskapAbstract : Huntingtons sjukdom (HD) är ett neurodegenerativt tillstånd som orsakas av mutationer i huntingtin gen (Htt), och resulterar till upprepade glutamin (polyQ) i Htt-proteinet. Muterad Htt kan inte vika sig ordentligt och börjar därför aggregera i celler. READ MORE
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2. Methods for automatic analysis of glucose uptake in adipose tissue using quantitative PET/MRI data
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Enheten för radiologiAbstract : Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is the main tissue involved in non-shivering heat production. A greater understanding of BAT could possibly lead to new ways of prevention and treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The increasing prevalence of these conditions and the problems they cause society and individuals make the study of the subject important. READ MORE
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3. Activated Brown Adipose Tissue in PET-CT scans, Prevalenceand Associations in Swedish Hodgkin Patients
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4. Regulations of catabolic and anabolic mechanisms; the interactions between exercise, carbohydrates and an excessive intake of amino acids : A review of some of the metabolic pathways that affects the homeostasis of the body, as well as β-oxidation and protein synthesis
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad; Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)Abstract : Insulin as well as glucagon are important hormones in maintaining glucose homeostasis and regulating the metabolism in the body. Insulin receptors (IR) are transmembrane receptors that promote a signal transduction when activated by insulin. READ MORE