Metabolic and cellular effects of carbohydrate-based preconditioning drinks

This thesis investigates the metabolic and cellular effects of carbohydrate-based preconditioning drinks in humans. Previous studies have demonstrated that preoperative carbohydrate loading, as opposed to overnight fasting, attenuated the development of postoperative insulin resistance by up to 50%...

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Main Author: Awad, Sherif
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11572/