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Creator:: Paraiso, Ines L.
Abstract:: Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease resulting from excessive energy intake compared to energy expenditure. The excess energy is mostly stored as fat in enlarged adipocytes, but some lipids may infiltrate other organs such as the liver to form ectopic fat. Adipose tissue and ectopic fat produce and secrete a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (FXR) in β cell function. Islets 4: 333-338. 49. Jiang, T., X. X. Wang, P. Scherzer, P. Wilson, J

Creator:: Rue, Emily A.
Abstract:: Polyphenolic compounds found in foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and grains, are an integral part of the human diet. Within polyphenols, proanthocyanidins are referred to as condensed tannins and encompass procyanidins, propelargonidins and prodelphinidins. Among these, procyanidins are the largest group. Recent interest in these compounds is related...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Glinski contributed to the isolation and elucidation of procyanidins used in Chapters 2, 3, and 4. Alan

Creator:: Riordan, Ruben
Abstract:: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative pathology currently affecting nearly 44 million individuals worldwide, yet there are not currently any effective treatments or preventions for AD despite the rapid development in our understanding of the disease over the last four decades. The medical and sanitary innovations of the last century...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members for all their help throughout these years. I am thankful to Dr. Rong Wang for helping with many

Creator:: Bouranis, John A.
Abstract:: Phytochemicals from cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, contain a multitude of bioactive compounds that prevent and suppress cancer and promote optimal health. Some of the health promoting effects of cruciferous vegetables are attributed to a class of compounds known as isothiocyanates (ITCs), a potent nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . x CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS Chapter 1: JB, LB, and EH have been responsible for the

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