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In comparison to the adult birds, young chickens and turkeys have a reduced ability to use dietary fat. It was of interest to investigate the role of lipase in fat malabsorption in young birds. It was hypothesized that fat malabsorption in young chickens and turkeys is due to an…

Since its invention nearly 150 years ago, margarine has proven itself adaptable to multiple ingredients and techniques whilst continuing to mimic the fatty tastes familiar to eaters in Northern Europe. In this thesis I argue that it this malleability that makes margarine a usefu…

Considering the response of organisms to their environment is difficult; it is made more so if population numbers cannot be closely monitored. In such cases different methods of population assessment are required. This thesis uses lipids as a measure of Atlantic salmon (Salmo sa…

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B is a critical regulatory phosphatase for a wide host of cellular processes. Here, we characterize the association between Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B and Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS) in Brown Adipocytes and in mice. Using the combination of subst…

The purpose of this thesis is to gain clarity around the prejudices experienced by fat bodies in Western contemporary society and visual culture to better understand the radical nature of depicting them in art. By focusing particularly on the experiences of fat females and the p…

Brief periods of starvation are a common stressor that most animals encounter in the wild and must be able to survive in order to maximize their fitness. Starvation resistance of the adult fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is thought to be primarily conferred by adult fat stor…