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Changes in systemic and subcutaneous adipose tissue inflammation and oxidative stress in response to exercise training in obese black African women

Nono Nankam, Pamela A., Amy E. Mendham, Melony F. De Smidt, Dheshnie Keswell, Tommy Olsson, Matthias Blüher and Julia H. Goedecke. 2020. Cha...

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Exercise training results in depot-specific adaptations to adipose tissue mitochondrial function

Mendham, Amy E., Steen Larsen, Cindy George, Kevin Adams, Jon Hauksson, Tommy Olsson, T., Melony C Fortuin-de Smidt, Pamela A Nono Nankam, O...

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Effect of exercise training on insulin sensitivity, hyperinsulinemia and ectopic fat in black South African women: a randomized controlled trial

Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C., Amy E. Mendham, Jon Hauksson, Olaf Hakim, Darko Stefanovski, Louise Clamp, Lindokuhle Phiri, Jeroen Swart, Loui...

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Exercise training improves mitochondrial respiration and is associated with an altered intramuscular phospholipid signature in women with obesity

Mendham, Amy E., Julia H. Goedecke, Yingxu Zeng, Steen Larsen, Cindy George, Jon Hauksson, Melony C Fortuin-de Smidt, M. C., Alexander V. Ch...

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Prediction and reversibility of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in black South African women

This project aim to study mechanisms underlying the very high occurrence of type 2 diabetes in black South African Women.

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