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Journal article · 2015

Recent advances in thermoregulation

Tansey EA, Johnson CD

Adv Physiol Educ

Keeping warm or cooling down involves more than a single internal thermostat. Temperature signals from the skin and deeper tissues feed into partly separate control pathways. These pathways adjust heat production and heat loss through responses…

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Journal article · 2016

Recent discoveries on absorption of dietary fat: Presence, synthesis, and metabolism of cytoplasmic lipid droplets within enterocytes

Theresa D'Aquila, Yu-Han Hung, Alicia Carreiro, et al.

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Fat absorption is not a straight journey from a meal into the blood. Cells lining the small intestine can temporarily store fat in tiny droplets before releasing it. In a human experiment discussed, participants consumed fat…

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Journal article · 1993

Reciprocal inhibition in man

Crone C

Danish Medical Bulletin

Moving a joint involves coordinating muscles that pull in opposite directions. One part of that coordination is reciprocal inhibition: activity in one muscle can reduce the nerve drive to its opposing muscle. Experiments described here examined…

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Journal article · 2021

Regulation of Energy Substrate Metabolism in Endurance Exercise

Alghannam AF, Ghaith MM, Alhussain MH

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Fuel use during endurance exercise is not a simple choice between burning carbohydrate and burning fat. Both contribute, with the balance changing according to exercise intensity, duration, diet, and training. The paper explains how fuel reaches…

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Journal article · 2017

Regulation of hepatic glucose metabolism in health and disease

Petersen MC, Vatner DF, Shulman GI

Nat Rev Endocrinol

The liver’s contribution to blood glucose changes between fasting and feeding, and its instructions come from more than one organ. This paper examines how insulin regulates both stored carbohydrate and the manufacture of new glucose. After…

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