Submissions tagged with metabolism
(5 documents)
Ablation of Galectin-12 Results in Enhanced Lipolysis and Reduced Adiposity in Mice
Aside from leptin, galectin-12 is the only other gene exclusively expressed in mouse adipose tissue, suggesting an important role in energy homeostasis. The breakdown of triglycerides, or lipolysis…
Received 06 May 2009 00:30 UTC; Posted 06 May 2009
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology
Human metabolic adaptations and prolonged expensive neurodevelopment: A review
1. After weaning, human hunter-gatherer juveniles receive substantial (≈3.5-7 MJ day-1), extended (≈15 years) and reliable (kin and nonkin food pooling) energy provision.2. The childhood (pedia…
Received 30 October 2008 03:54 UTC; Posted 31 October 2008
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Evolutionary Biology
Pancreas islets in metabolic signaling – focus on the β-cell
Taken together the Islets of Langerhans form a nutrient sensing network spread throughout the pancreas. They are tightly connected to the source organ – the intestine – and the target organs – live…
Received 02 June 2008 11:26 UTC; Posted 09 June 2008
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology
Changes in Cholesterol Metabolism in Peripheral Cells of Alzheimer Disease Patients and Their Relatives
Background. Previous epidemiological and experimental studies indicated cholesterol as a central player in Alzheimer disease (AD). Here, we utilized skin fibroblasts and PBMC as possible ex vivo m…
Received 23 October 2007 08:02 UTC; Posted 08 November 2007
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology, Neuroscience
Analysis of circadian pattern reveals tissue-specific alternative transcription in leptin signaling pathway
BackgroundIt has been previously reported that most mammalian genes display a circadian oscillation in their baseline expression. Consequently, the phase and amplitude of each component of a si…
Received 29 August 2007 18:50 UTC; Posted 30 August 2007
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology, Pharmacology, Bioinformatics
