Metabolism Made Easy
By A J Ghalayini, Ph.D.
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This podcast describes selected biochemistry content that could be useful to premedical/medical students.
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These podcasts and videos cover selected topics in medical biochemistry.
A J Ghalayini, Ph.D.
Bio for Dr. Ghalayini:
Dr. Ghalayini received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Universi
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Digestion of Nutrients
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May 11, 2026 |
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Protein's Role in Ketogenic Glucose Synthesis
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May 05, 2026 |
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INSULIN: Metabolic Manager Extraordinaire
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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The Well-Fed State: Insulin-Dependent Enzyme Regulation
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Cellular Respiration-AI Podcast
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Outcome of Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Homocysteinemia and Megaloblastic Anemia
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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The Methionine Hub: Vitamin B12, Tetrahydrofolate, SAM & Homocysteine
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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The Hidden Life of Fatty Acids
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Fat Metabolism: 2 Playbooks
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Nucleotides: The Ultimate Cellular Multitaskers
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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The Liver's Cholesterol Dance: Statins & Plasma Cholesterol
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Lipolysis, Beta-oxidation and Ketogenesis
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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INSULIN: Orchestrating The Fed State
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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The 3 Stages of Catabolism: How food is converted to energy?
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Dietary Fat: The Lifecycle of Triacylglycerol @ Metabolism Made Easy-AI Podcast
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Nitrogen Disposal & Carbon Skeletons- AI Podcast
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Glycolysis Summary: 5 Key Features
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Pyruvate: Distinct Roles During Fasting/ Well-Fed States- AI Podcast
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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8 Enzymes Regulated by Insulin
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Allosteric Regulation of Enzymes
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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INSULIN: A Master Builder
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Glycogen Summary: Liver vs Muscle
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Understanding Metabolism
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Catabolism of D/L Amino Acids
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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FAT: The most Abundant Energy Depot in The Body - AI Podcast
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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The TCA Cycle: A Central Role in Metabolism
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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Amino Acid Carbon Skeletons
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Amino Acid Functional Groups I
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Amino Acid Catabolism: The Mandatory Urea Cycle -AI Podcast
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Insulin: Activation of Lipid Synthesis
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Ketone Bodies & The Liver- AI Podcast
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Glucose isn't the Villain, High blood glucose is
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Insulin Secretion: Molecular Mechanism-AI Podcast
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Glycogen: Fasting vs. Exercise-AI Podcast
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Fatty acids: Sources & Fates
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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The Ingenious Journey of Dietary Fat-AI Podcast
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Glycogen Metabolism: Liver vs. Muscle-AI Podcast
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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The Breath of Life: Oxygen & Cellular Respiration
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Why We Need Oxygen?
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Electron Transport Chain: Cellular Respiration
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The TCA Cycle & Acetyl CoA: A Metabolic Crossroad
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Major Energy Sources In The Diet
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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FASTING: A 3 Organ Concert
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Cholesterol Biosynthesis, Statins, and the Reduction of Plasma LDL
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Cholesterol, Cellular Uses & Regulation of Biosynthesis
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Lipoprotein Lipase, Insulin & Plasma Triglycerides
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Thromboxanes, Prostaglandins & Vascular Health
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Fish Oils & Inflammation
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Insulin, Exercise & Plasma Glucose
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Glutamate, Aspartate & Pyrimidine Synthesis
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Folic Acid & Purine Synthesis
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May 24, 2025 |
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Folic Acid: 3 Essential Roles
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May 17, 2025 |
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Fat Digestion & Chylomicron Delivery-AI Podcast
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May 08, 2025 |
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How Glucose is Converted to Fat ?- AI Podcast
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism: A Summary
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Insulin Resistance & Dyslipidemia
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Insulin Resistance: Causes of Hyperglycemia
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Amino Acid Structure I
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Amino Acids -Proteins: An introduction
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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Understanding Dietary Fat -AI
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Macronutrient Uses in Metabolism -AI Podcast
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Mitochondrial Catabolism: A Summary
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Breakdown of Stored Fat by Epinephrine-AI Podcast
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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The Liver During Fasting -AI Podcast
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Red Blood Cells & Glucose -AI Podcast
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Hormonal Regulation of Blood Glucose -AI Podcast
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Why we need glucose ? AI Podcast
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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ALT, AST & Glutamate Dehydrogenase
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Protein Degradation & The Urea Cycle: A Summary
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Glycolysis: Allosteric Regulation of PFK-1
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Cholesterol Summary: Uses & Regulation of Biosynthesis
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Classification of Amino Acids
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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A Summary of Metabolism & Its Regulation
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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Misconceptions About Catabolism of Glucose,Fat, & Amino Acids
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Integration of Metabolism: A Summary of Tissue Metabolism
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Cell-Cell Communication
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Catabolism of Alanine, Glutamate & Aspartate
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Catabolism of Amino Acids: An Overview
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Fatty acid mobilization from adipose tissue
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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3 Misconceptions About Dietary Fat
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Misconceptions About Glucose
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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The Brain &Hypoglycemia
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Glucose & Insulin Secretion by The Pancreas
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Glucose Transporters( Video)
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism in a Nutshell
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May 21, 2024 |
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The Brain's Energy Sources
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May 07, 2024 |
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Glucose Transporters
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May 05, 2024 |
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The Purine Salvage Pathway
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Glucose Uptake by Muscle & Adipose Tissue
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Glucose: The Essential Nutrient
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Hormones & Receptors: 4 Distinct Types
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Insulin Effects on Carbohydrate & Lipid metabolism
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Enzyme Inhibition
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Glycolysis: Regulation of Pyruvate Kinase
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Metabolism in The Well-Fed State
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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The Brain Loves Glucose
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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DIETARY TRIACYLGLYCEROL (Fat): Digestion, Absorption & Storage
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Transport of Ammonia by Glutamine
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Metabolism During Fasting
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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METABOLISM: A Biochemical Summary
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Enzyme Regulation
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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The Urea cycle : Key Features and Enzymes
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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TRANSAMINASES: Amino acid degradation
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Adipocytes, lipolysis, and energy reserves
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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The Cori Cycle
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May 24, 2023 |
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Regulation of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase
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May 02, 2023 |
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Regulation of Cholesterol Biosynthesis
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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What is Metabolism?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Dietary Components: 12 distinct uses
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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What happens when we fast: The plasma sources of glucose, fatty acids, and ketone bodies
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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What a ketogenic diet teaches us about metabolism?
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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3 GPCRs: 4 second messengers
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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The 3 Stages of Catabolism
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Major Metabolic Pathways for Carbohydrates and Fat
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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NSAIDS, Cortisol and Inflammation
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Covalent Modification II: Regulation of Enzymes by Phosphorylation
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Insulin, phosphatases and the well-fed state
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Insulin Effects in 6 minutes
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Digestion, Reassembly, Absorption, and Storage of Dietary Triacylglycerol
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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FASTING, Glucagon and Liver Glucose Ouput
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Covalent Modification of Enzymes
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Reduction of Plasma Cholesterol by Statins
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Insulin Effects on Liver, Muscle and Adipose Tissue
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Adenylate Cyclase: 7 Key Features
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Reversal of PKA Effects by Insulin
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Phosphorylation of Key Enzymes by PKA and AMP kinase
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Cortisol and Inflammation
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Insulin and Enzyme Dephosphorylation
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Phospholipase C. 6 Key Features
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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2 Enzymes that Require Vitamin B12
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May 08, 2022 |
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Thiamine Requirement: 4 Key Enzymes
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Carbon Skeletons: Glucogenic vs. Ketogenic
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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NADPH: Sources and Uses
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Malonyl CoA: Regulation of fatty acid synthesis and beta oxidation
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Acetyl CoA: Sources and Fates
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Metabolism: An Overview
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Purine Salvage: HGPRT and Hyperuricemia
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Glycolysis vs. Gluconeogenesis: A Futile Cycle?
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Insulin Resistance III: Dyslipidemia
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Insulin Resistance II: Hyperglycemia
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Insulin Resistance I: Behind The Scene
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Biosynthesis of non-essential amino acids: Summary
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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The Pancreas and Insulin Secretion
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Citrate: A Master Regulator
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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The LIVER: Detoxifying Organic Molecules
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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The LIVER: Detoxifying Ammonia: Role of UREA
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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The LIVER: Altruistic Ketogenesis
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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The LIVER: Cholesterol Central
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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The LIVER: A Glucose Factory
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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The LIVER: 5 Unique Functions
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Hormone-Sensitive Lipase: 3 Key Features
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Lipoprotein Lipase: 3 Key Features
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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Cholesterol biosynthesis III: Statins
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Detoxifying Ammonia: Role of GLUTAMINE
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Three Amino Acids:Three Carbon Skeletons
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Nitrogen input to the Urea cycle: Role of Glutamate
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Methionine and the Vitamin B12 Trap
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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Protein degradation II: Amino acid carbon skeletons
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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Can glucose be made from Fat?
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Protein degradation I: An overview
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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LIPASES: Location, location, location
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Nucleotides and Chemotherapy: An overview
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Triacylglycerol: You are what you eat!
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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CREATING an effective presentation: Less is more
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Insulin and Glucagon Metabolic Effects
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Eicosanoids and Inflammation
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Eicosanoids: Leukotrienes
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Omega-6 vs Omega-3 Eicosanoids
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Eicosanoids and vascular health
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Cholesterol biosynthesis II: HMG CoA reductase
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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Cholesterol biosynthesis I
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Cholesterol: An overview
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Organizing intermediary metabolism
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Adenylate cyclase termination signals
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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5 myths about fat
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Rapid fire: Insulin and Glucagon effects
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Organizing Glycolysis: 5 questions to ask
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Electron Transport Chain III: Inhibitors and uncouplers
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Electron Transport Chain II: The details
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Electron Transport Chain I: An overview
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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The 4 fates of pyruvate
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Glucose to CO2: energy output
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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The TCA cycle II
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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The TCA cycle I
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Fuel reserves during fasting
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Lactate dehydrogenase
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase and thiamine
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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The Urea cycle II
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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The Urea cycle I
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Pyruvate kinase and red blood cells
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Signal transduction VI: Alpha1-adrenergic receptor
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Signal transduction V: Beta-adrenergic receptor
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Signal transduction IV: GPCRs and Second messengers
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Signal transduction III: Receptor tyrosine kinases
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Signal transduction II: Steroid receptors
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Signal transduction I : an overview
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Enzyme inhibition
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Enzyme regulation
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Folic acid and vitamin B12: an overview
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Disposal of Nitrogen/Ammonia: An overview
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Glutamate Dehydrogenase
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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Plasma Glucose: Alcohol and Hypoglycemia
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Aminotrsnsferases: ALT and AST
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Protein digestion: Zymogens and transaminases
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Macro and micronutrients: an overview
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Gluconeogenesis II
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Gluconeogenesis I
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Nucleotides II
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Nucleotides I: Purine biosynrhesis
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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The fasting state
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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The well-fed state
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Glycolysis IV: The last 6 steps
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Glycolysis III: PFK1
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Glycolysis II: Hexokinase and Glucokinase
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Glycolysis I: an overview
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Glucose transporters: 7 distinct transporters
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Maintenance of plasma glucose: 4 processes that consume or produce glucose
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Signal Transduction II: G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR)
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Signal Transduction I: 4 distinct classes of receptors.
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May 31, 2021 |
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The glucagon receptor: Activation and cellular responses
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May 26, 2021 |
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Metabolic effects of glucagon
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May 25, 2021 |
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Metabolic effects of Insulin
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May 23, 2021 |
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The Insulin receptor: Activation and cellular responses
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May 22, 2021 |
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Ketone bodies
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May 20, 2021 |
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Metabolism Made Easy: Insulin secretion and synthesis
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May 13, 2021 |
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Metabolism Made Easy
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May 11, 2021 |