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| Barbosa-da-Silva,Sandra; Sarmento,Isabele Bringhenti; Bargut,Thereza C. Lonzetti; Souza-Mello,Vanessa; Aguila,Marcia Barbosa; Mandarim-de-Lacerda,Carlos A. |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) is the most common chronic metabolic disease, affecting approximately 6% of the adult population in the Western world. This condition is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, blindness, renal failure, and amputations, with increasing prevalence worldwide. The inuence of obesity on type 2 diabetes risk is determined by the degree of obesity and by body fat localization, with insulin resistance (IR) being the main link between these metabolic diseases. Experimental studies have shown that dietary factors, and particularly lipids, are strongly positively associated with body mass (BM) gain; IR; and, consequently, type 2 diabetes. Similarly, excessive consumption of energy-dense carbohydrate-rich foods can trigger the onset of... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Animal models; Nutritional induction; Metabolic disease; Type 2 diabetes mellitus. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022014000100046 |
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| Fernandes-Santos,Caroline; Souza-Mello,Vanessa; Faria,Tatiane da Silva; Mandarim-de-Lacerda,Carlos Alberto. |
| Quantitative morphology is a reliable tool in developmental, clinical and aging biology. Quantitative data of histological improvement and/or impairment due to dietary manipulations or pharmacological interventions draws the attention of countless researchers worldwide. Morphometry allows a wide range of two-dimension analysis to be performed, whereas image segmentation allows the measurement of a single structure or the determination of the intensity of its color after adequate immunostaining or even the area occupied by a specific sort of cell. When it comes to unbiased analysis, consideration should be given to suitable tissue perfusion, fixation and embedding, avoiding artifacts. Furthermore, tissue shrinkage should be taken into account. In order to... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Quantitative morphology; Image analysis. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022013000100003 |
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