Laura Pekkarinen
Areas of expertise
Expertese
Expertese
Publications
- Obesity risk is associated with altered cerebral glucose metabolism and decreased μ-opioid and CB1 receptor availability (2022)
- International Journal of Obesity
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Obesity risk is associated with brain glucose uptake and insulin resistance (2022)
- European Journal of Endocrinology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Renal Sinus Fat Is Expanded in Patients with Obesity and/or Hypertension and Reduced by Bariatric Surgery Associated with Hypertension Remission (2022)
- Metabolites
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - μ-opioid receptor availability is associated with sex drive in human males (2022)
- Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Cerebral μ-opioid and CB1 receptor systems have distinct roles in human feeding behavior (2021)
- Translational Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Insulin-stimulated brain glucose uptake correlates negatively with peripheral insulin sensitivity already in the early phase of metabolic dysregulation (2021)
- Diabetologia
(Other publication) - Lihomisriski on yhteydessä aivojen insuliini- ja reseptorimuutoksiin (2021)
- Duodecim
(Other publication) - Brain free fatty acid uptake is elevated in morbid obesity, and is irreversible 6 months after bariatric surgery: A positron emission tomography study (2020)
- Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



