In light of the nonequilibrium thermodynamics by I. Prigogine, the autonomic nervous system
as a whole may be viewed as a dissipative structure progressively assembled in the course …

Aim: To induce lipolysis, catecholamines could reach the adipocyte via the blood stream
after being released from the adrenal medulla or, alternatively, via neuronal release in the …

Patients with childhood-onset craniopharyngioma (CP) often suffer from obesity. We
evaluated two important etiological factors of obesity development, energy intake and …

Expanding upon a preliminary communication (Nature 417 (2002) 166), we here further
develop a 'multiple-causes model'of allometry, where the exponent b is the sum of the …

Compared with able-bodied (AB), people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have a 3-to 5-fold
higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, which may be associated with increased …

Support of resting metabolic rate (RMR) by the β-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic
nervous system is attenuated with age and contributes to declines in RMR. This may be …

BACKGROUND: β-Adrenergic receptor sympathetic nervous system (β-AR SNS) support of
resting metabolic rate (RMR) is attenuated with older age, female sex, and a sedentary …

We studied plasma leptin levels in six people with high-lesion spinal cord injury [SCI; body
mass index (BMI) 25.9±1.5 kg/m2, age 37±3.0 yr] and six able-bodied (AB) controls (BMI …

The interpretation of the changes in metabolic rate resulting from either malnutrition or
disease finds its roots in the physiologic determinants of daily energy expenditure. The …

Le présent manuscrit fait état d'une étude ayant comme intérêt d'éclaircir s' il y a présence
ou non d'un phénomène limitant l'augmentation du taux métabolique au repos (TMR), par le …