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View article: Glycogenin is dispensable for normal liver glycogen metabolism and body glucose homeostasis
Glycogenin is dispensable for normal liver glycogen metabolism and body glucose homeostasis Open
Glycogen is a glucose-storage polysaccharide molecule present in animals, fungi and bacteria. The enzyme glycogenin can self-glycosylate, forming an oligosaccharide chain that primes glycogen synthesis. This priming role of glycogenin was …
View article: An Asynchronous, Mobile Text-Based Platform (XatJove Anoia) for Providing Health Services to Teenagers: Protocol for a Quasiexperimental Study
An Asynchronous, Mobile Text-Based Platform (XatJove Anoia) for Providing Health Services to Teenagers: Protocol for a Quasiexperimental Study Open
Background Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more essential than ever to implement protective measures in primary care centers to ensure patients’ safety. This protocol describes a quasiexperimental study on the use of a mobile chat plat…
View article: XatJove Anoia, as a tool to bring health services closer to teenagers (Preprint)
XatJove Anoia, as a tool to bring health services closer to teenagers (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The internet has become an important tool for many people with health concerns, especially for adolescents. Concerns regarding confidentiality, coupled with the stigma and shame associated with certain conditions, especially se…
View article: A novel role for glycogenin in the regulation of glycogen metabolism
A novel role for glycogenin in the regulation of glycogen metabolism Open
Glycogen synthesis is crucial for storing glucose residues that are released in case of energy demand. The mechanism needs to be tightly regulated because a lack or an overload of glycogen can lead to severe systemic problems. Aberrant gly…