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Ralf Westenfeld

Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfORCID 0000-0001-7058-3051Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Cell BiologyEBioMedicinePeer-reviewedNov 13, 2025

Impaired mitochondrial ketone body oxidation in insulin resistant states

Elric Zweck, Sarah Piel, Johannes W. Schmidt…·Cesare Granata

This study shows reduced mitochondrial ketone body oxidation in insulin resistant states across multiple organs in humans and mice.

12 citations

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GeneticsBMC BiologyPeer-reviewedJul 30, 2022

Full-length transcriptomic analysis in murine and human heart reveals diversity of PGC-1α promoters and isoforms regulated distinctly in myocardial ischemia and obesity

Daniel Oehler, André Spychala, Axel Gödecke…·Ralf Westenfeld

The paper uses long-read mRNA sequencing to analyze PGC-1α transcripts in murine and human hearts, identifying novel isoforms and promoters regulated in ischemia and obesity.

21 citations

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