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Barbara A. Gower

Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Publications -  327
Citations -  13916

Barbara A. Gower is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Insulin & Insulin resistance. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 311 publications receiving 12520 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara A. Gower include University of Alabama & University of Utah.

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Effects of weight loss during a very low carbohydrate diet on specific adipose tissue depots and insulin sensitivity in older adults with obesity: a randomized clinical trial.

TL;DR: Weight loss resulting from consumption of a diet lower in CHO and higher in fat may be beneficial for older adults with obesity by depleting adipose tissue depots most strongly implicated in poor metabolic and functional outcomes and by improving insulin sensitivity and the lipid profile.
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Role of prolactin and the gonads in seasonal physiological changes in the collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus).

TL;DR: Findings suggest that, in the collared lemming, seasonal changes in pelage parameters are regulated by prolactin, with gonadal hormones playing a modulating role, and body weight, water content, and bifid claw size appear to be influenced by Gonadal hormones.
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Longitudinal analysis of the insulin-like growth factor system in African-American and European American children and adolescents.

TL;DR: Test the hypothesis that the ethnic differences in the IGF system exist throughout the pubertal transition, and these differences are mediated at least in part by inherent differences in insulin dynamics to suggest potential ethnic Differences in circulating bioavailable IGF-I.
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Oral Supplementation with Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate, Arginine, and Glutamine Improves Lean Body Mass in Healthy Older Adults

TL;DR: Dietary supplementation with HMB, arginine, and glutamine improved total body lean mass among a small sample of healthy older adults and is indicated to elucidate mechanisms of action and whether supplementation may benefit frail elders.