Fosch Masllovet, Anna (Date of defense: 2022-07-28)
Obesity has become a pandemic disease in the last 40 years. The WHO estimates that the population with overweight has nearly tripled since 1975, and the tendency is still growing. These data have an ...
Farré Guasch, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2011-05-20)
ABSTRACT Background and Objective: Stem cells offer an interesting tool for tissue engineering, but the clinical applications are limited by donor site morbidity and low cell number upon harvest. Recent ...
Muley Vilamú, Helena (Date of defense: 2021-07-02)
Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 (CPT1) are enzymes that catalyze the conversion of long-chain acyl-CoA to acyl-carnitines, to transport long-chain fatty acids across intracellular membranes. CPT1C ...
Ramírez Flores, Sara (Date of defense: 2014-07-18)
Recent data suggest that ghrelin exerts its orexigenic action through regulation of hypothalamic AMP-activated protein kinase pathway, leading to a decline in malonyl-CoA levels and desinhibition of ...
Casas Prat, María (Date of defense: 2019-11-18)
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C (CPT1C) is the brain-specific isoform of the CPT1 family which is located at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of neurons and exhibits low catalytic activity, but still ...
Miralpeix Monclús, Cristina (Date of defense: 2019-12-04)
Obesity prevalence in worldwide population is increasing every day due to an imbalance between the energy intake and the energy expenditure. Rich-caloric food is highly palatable and easily accessible, ...
Rojas Martín, Rocío (Date of defense: 2023-12-22)
Actualment hi ha un creixent interès en l'impacte de les dietes en la cognició. És àmpliament conegut que el cervell requereix una gran quantitat d'energia per dur a terme les seves funcions vitals. La ...