Elvis Alvarez-Carnero

ORCID: 0000-0002-7464-228X
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Research Areas
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques

University of Pittsburgh
2011

OBJECTIVE Chronic exercise and obesity both increase intramyocellular triglycerides (IMTGs) despite having opposing effects on insulin sensitivity. We hypothesized that chronically exercise-trained muscle would be characterized by lower skeletal diacylglycerols (DAGs) ceramides higher IMTGs account for its also the expression of key proteins involved in lipid droplet hydrolysis, DAG formation, fatty-acid partitioning oxidation associated with lipotoxic phenotype. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS...

10.2337/db10-1221 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Diabetes 2011-08-27
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