The aim of this lecture is to give the student a new …
The aim of this lecture is to give the student a new perspective on the muscle, the largest organ in the body. Skeletal muscles are primary identified by the mechanical activity required for posture, movement and breathing, which depends on muscle fiber contractions. However skeletal muscle isn’t just a component in our locomotor system.
Course responsible: Associate Professor Signe Sørensen Torekov, MD Nicolai Wewer Albrechtsen & Professor Jens Juul Holst
This presentation aims to increase the students knowledge of physical inactivity and …
This presentation aims to increase the students knowledge of physical inactivity and how it’s a major risk factor for developing diabetes, independent of body weight. Moreover we’ll discuss how we fight the global burden of a physical inactive lifestyle.
Course responsible: Associate Professor Signe Sørensen Torekov, MD Nicolai Wewer Albrechtsen & Professor Jens Juul Holst
In this lecture we’ll discuss the role of inflammation in type 2 …
In this lecture we’ll discuss the role of inflammation in type 2 diabetes. In patients with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular complications are of particular interest, as these are mainly responsible for the increase of mortality and obesity in diabetic patients compared with healthy subjects. In continuation of this and in order to understand why diabetes is an inflammatory disease, we’ll provide an introduction to the acute phase response.
Course responsible: Associate Professor Signe Sørensen Torekov, MD Nicolai Wewer Albrechtsen & Professor Jens Juul Holst
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