Fat metabolism is a fascinating process and essential for human survival. It involves the digestion, absorption, transportation and utilization of lipids as a source of energy or as an energy reserve.
The liver and pancreas are the main actors in glucose metabolism, but not the only ones. Muscles, adipose tissue and the brain play different roles. However, the prize for the best new actor in ...
GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) discovered in the 1980s functions as a hormone derived from the proglucagon sequence and was found to have a transformative impact on the treatment of diabetes and ...