Muscle thermogenesis in models of predisposition to obesity

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1005935

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Obesity is a major health crisis, but effective treatments remain elusive. Body weight is determined by a balance of food intake and energy expenditure. Understanding both sides of this equation is essential to combating obesity. This project will show that the rate at which muscle uses energy is an important determinant of energy balance and contributes to the propensity to become obese. The work will define muscle as a target for developing anti-obesity therapies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $469,289.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Systems Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

energy balance | energy expenditure | leptin | obesity | skeletal muscle | thermogenesis

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