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 ...
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, ...