Search for dissertations about: "Sugar activation"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words Sugar activation.
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11. Brain-gut-adipose interplay in the antidiabetic effects of gastric bypass surgery
Abstract : Gastric bypass surgery (GBP) leads not only to considerable and consistent weight loss but to a number of beneficial metabolic effects, often including a swift remission of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Increases in the gut hormone GLP-1 are considered central to this effect, although several other mechanism are likely involved. READ MORE
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12. Gut microbes and the developing brain
Abstract : The discovery that commensal gut microbiota can influence host development and physiology beyond the gastrointestinal (GI) tract has triggered a paradigm shift in our conceptualization of the origin of human diseases. A growing body of preclinical research has demonstrated that gut microbiota exert a modulatory role on the development and function of brain circuits involved in motor control, emotion and cognition. READ MORE
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13. Electrophysiology of pancreatic A-, B- and D-cells studied in intact mouse islets of Langerhans
Abstract : Abstract The electrophysiological properties of insulin-secreting b-cells, glucagon-releasing a-cells and somatostation-producing d-cells in intact mouse pancreatic islets were investigated using the perforated patch whole-cell technique. It is demonstrated that it is possible to functionally identify the different cell types in situ. READ MORE
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14. Conditional and non-conditional reward-related responses to alcohol. Nicotinic mechanisms
Abstract : The mesolimbic dopamine system is believed to mediate the positive reinforcing and rewarding effects of addictive drugs by increasing dopamine levels in its terminal area, the nucleus accumbens (nAc). Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) within this system appear important for the pharmacological actions of both alcohol and nicotine, which may explain the frequent co-abuse of these two drugs. READ MORE
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15. Targeting the nucleotide metabolism of the mammalian pathogen Trypanosoma brucei
Abstract : Trypanosoma brucei causes African sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in cattle. There are no vaccines available against the disease and the current treatment is also not satisfactory because of inefficacy and numerous side effects of the used drugs.T. READ MORE