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Author:   Ya-Xiong Tao (Professor of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Volume:   121
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9780128001011

ISBN 10:   0128001011
Pages:   536
Publication Date:   26 February 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Regulators of Glucose Homeostasis and Therapeutic Targets for Diabetes Mellitus Ya-Xiong Tao and Xu-Fang Liang Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis by GLP-1 Prashant Nadkarni, Oleg G. Chepurny and George G. Holz Physiology and Therapeutics of the Free Fatty Acid Receptor GPR40 Hui Huang, Meng-Hong Dai and Ya-Xiong Tao Targeting GPR119 for the Potential Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Xiu-Lei Mo, Zhao Yang and Ya-Xiong Tao Enhanced Skeletal Muscle for Effective Glucose Homeostasis Jinzeng Yang Factors Affecting Insulin-regulated Hepatic Gene Expression Hong-Ping Guan and Guoxun Chen Roles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) in the Metabolic Syndrome Mahmoud Mansour Free Fatty Acids and Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance Lyudmila I. Rachek Adiponectin Signaling and Metabolic Syndrome Yuchang Fu Regulation of Pancreatic Islet Beta-Cell Mass by Growth Factor and Hormone Signaling Yao Joyce Huang and Yongchang Chang The Impact of Dietary Methionine Restriction on Biomarkers of Metabolic Health Manda L. Orgeron, Kirsten P. Stone, Desiree Wanders, Cory C. Cortez, Nancy T. Van and Thomas W. Gettys Carbohydrate Metabolism and Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs and Cats Margarethe Hoenig Impaired Insulin Signaling and Mechanisms of Memory Loss Jenna Bloemer, Subhrajit Bhattacharya, Rajesh Amin and Vishnu Suppiramaniam The Role of PPARd Signaling in the Cardiovascular System Yishu Ding, Kevin D. Yang and Qinglin Yang

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PRAISE FOR THE SERIES Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist-for whom the numerous references will be invaluable-but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell. --BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

Praise for the series: Full of interest not only for the molecular biologist-for whom the numerous references will be invaluable-but will also appeal to a much wider circle of biologists, and in fact to all those who are concerned with the living cell. --British Medical Journal

Author Information

Dr. Ya-Xiong Tao is currently Professor of Physiology at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, Alabama, USA. He has been working on several G protein-coupled receptors, including gonadotropin receptors regulating reproduction, and melanocortin receptors regulating energy and glucose homeostasis. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed biomedical journals and obtained funding for his research from National Institutes of Health, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association, among others. He has delivered numerous lectures at universities and research institutes in USA, Canada, China, India, and Mexico. He has edited ten volumes, including seven volumes in Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science. He teaches several courses, including Physiology, Receptorology, Genomics and Personalized Medicine, and Molecular Endocrinology, for veterinarian, graduate, and undergraduate Honors students.

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