Canals Buj, Meritxell (Date of defense: 2004-04-16)
Adenosine and dopamine receptors are members of the GPCRs family for which a significant segregation between their A2A and D2 subtypes has been demonstrated in the GABAergic striopallidal neurons of the ...
Matito Sánchez, Cecilia (Date of defense: 2006-01-13)
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in countries throughout the world. Increase in the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) has been implicated in many human disease processes, including ...
García Cordente, Antonio Felipe (Date of defense: 2006-06-22)
In eukaryotes, L-carnitine is involved in energy metabolism, where it facilitates b-oxidation of fatty acids. Carnitine acyltransferases catalyze the reversible conversion of acyl-CoA and carnitine to ...
Cid Roldós, Emili (Date of defense: 2002-07-08)
La glicogen sintasa muscular és un enzim altament regulat. Aquesta tesi doctoral ha aprofondit en diversos aspectes no resolts com la descripció del seu mecanisme catalític i les relacions estructura-funció ...
Garcia Alvarez, Gisela (Date of defense: 2005-03-10)
Whether a cell enters the cell cycle, undergoes apoptosis or survives is a consequence of the integration of several cellular and environmental signals. Growth factors, cell contact, and apoptotic ...
Herrero Rodríguez, Laura (Date of defense: 2004-11-24)
INTRODUCTION Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, which is expressed in the pancreas as the liver isoform (LCPTI), catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the transport of fatty acids into the mitochondria for ...
Giménez Oya, Víctor (Date of defense: 2009-12-09)
Los isoprenoides son una de las mayores familias de compuestos descritos en la naturaleza. Estos compuestos están presentes en todos los organismos vivos y se sintetizan a partir de dos moléculas de 5 ...