RAPAMYCIN ADMINISTRATION CAUSES A DECREASE IN MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FUNCTION AND SYSTEMIC GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE CONCOMITANT WITH REDUCED SKELETAL MUSCLE RICTOR, THE MTORC2 COMPONENT, EXPRESSION INDEPENDENT OF ENERGY INTAKE IN YOUNG RATS.

Rapamycin administration causes a decrease in muscle contractile function and systemic glucose intolerance concomitant with reduced skeletal muscle Rictor, the mTORC2 component, expression independent of energy intake in young rats.

Emerging evidence suggests the potential of rapamycin, an antibiotic from Streptomyces hygroscopicus that functions as a mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, as a mimetic of caloric restriction (CR) for maintaining skeletal muscle health.Several studies showed that rapamycin administration (RAP) reduced appetite and energy intake.Howev

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Intern year in a developing country amidst COVID-19

It was the middle of March when we were two weeks into our clinical rotation and just started to get the hang of Seasonal Decorations the new hospital.When one morning after reaching the hospital and finishing our patient rounds and notes, we received a frantic message from our co-rotator, mentioning all clinical rotations for MD students have been

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