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Fuel Metabolism - The 'switch' between Fasting and Well-fed states

https://www.firstclassmed.com/articles/2018/fuel-metabolism

There are days when we hog on food to our heart's content! There are other days when we don't get so lucky and are busy with our duty calls. Being students and working professionals these phases have become the part and parcel of our life. However, the human body has to adapt to these changes in your eating habits, by going through various biochemical processes. Let's take a look at these processes in this article at Firstclass!

BiochemistrySangeethabalasri PugazhendhiJuly 25, 2018Comment

Glycolysis - Our In House Red Bull

BiochemistryShruthi SivakumarJuly 18, 2018Comment

Neimann-Pick disease - The Reversal of Growth Disorder

Little things are not supposed to cause large scale damage right? Wrong. Medicine is filled with examples of tiny changes leading to massive domino effect changes. Storage disorders are one such example. This article focuses on a glycogen storage disorder that causes regression.

Porphyria - The Royal madness that freed America

History, BiochemistryAntenOctober 25, 2017 Comment

Neonatal Jaundice - The physiological jaundice in newborns

Jaundice usually means something is wrong with the body. But there's one specific type where it's not so; sometimes even expected! In this article, we are going to be explaining about neonatal jaundice, specifically, the physiological jaundice of newborn! Read about Neonatal Jaundice here!

Paediatrics, BiochemistryAnirudh MuraliAugust 23, 2017jaundice, brain, kernicterus, neonates, babies, yellow Comments

Fatty Acids - The building blocks of lipids

BiochemistryAntenJuly 12, 2017fatty acids, palmitic acid, PUFA, saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, poly unsaturated fatty acids Comment

Folate Trap - The science behind B12 deficiency

Medicine, BiochemistryAnirudh MuraliJune 1, 2017folate cycle, folate trap, Vitamin, B12, deficiency Comments

Hepatic encephalopathy - The mechanism of ammonia toxicity

BiochemistrySoundarya VMay 18, 2017Biochemistry, ammonia, metabolism, hepatic encephalopathy, liver, reaction Comments

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