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  2. Beta cell - Wikipedia

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    It is believed to be due to the decline of specific receptors on the surface of the liver, adipose, and muscle cells which lose their ability to respond to insulin that circulates in the blood. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] In an effort to secrete enough insulin to overcome the increasing insulin resistance, the beta cells increase their function, size and ...

  3. Starvation response - Wikipedia

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    Starvation response in animals (including humans) is a set of adaptive biochemical and physiological changes, triggered by lack of food or extreme weight loss, in which the body seeks to conserve energy by reducing metabolic rate and/or non-resting energy expenditure to prolong survival and preserve body fat and lean mass.

  4. Lipoprotein lipase - Wikipedia

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    16956 Ensembl ENSG00000175445 ENSMUSG00000015568 UniProt P06858 P11152 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000237 NM_008509 RefSeq (protein) NP_000228 NP_032535 Location (UCSC) Chr 8: 19.9 – 19.97 Mb Chr 8: 69.33 – 69.36 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Lipoprotein lipase Identifiers EC no. 3.1.1.34 CAS no. 9004-02-8 Databases IntEnz IntEnz view BRENDA BRENDA entry ExPASy NiceZyme ...

  5. Where Does Fat Actually Go When You Lose Weight? - AOL

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    Knowing where fat goes when you lose weight can help you understand how your body burns fat and why some ways of losing weight work better than others. Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not ...

  6. Pancreas - Wikipedia

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    It does this by secreting a fluid that contains digestive enzymes into the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine that receives food from the stomach. These enzymes help to break down carbohydrates, proteins and lipids (fats). This role is called the "exocrine" role of the pancreas. The cells that do this are arranged in clusters ...

  7. Human digestive system - Wikipedia

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    The pancreas produces and releases important digestive enzymes in the pancreatic juice that it delivers to the duodenum. [24] The pancreas lies below and at the back of the stomach. It connects to the duodenum via the pancreatic duct which it joins near to the bile duct's connection where both the bile and pancreatic juice can act on the chyme ...

  8. List of human hormones - Wikipedia

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    Inhibition of glucose uptake in muscle and adipose tissue Mobilization of amino acids from extrahepatic tissues Stimulation of fat breakdown in adipose tissue anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive. Progesterone: progestogen: ovary, adrenal glands, placenta (when pregnant) Granulosa cells theca cells of ovary: PR: Support pregnancy: [9]

  9. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is the inability to properly digest food due to a lack or reduction of digestive enzymes made by the pancreas.EPI can occur in humans and is prevalent in many conditions [1] such as cystic fibrosis, [2] Shwachman–Diamond syndrome, [3] different types of pancreatitis, [4] multiple types of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes), [5] advanced ...