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Overview

Mark Hargreaves is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Physiology, Cell Biology, and Molecular Biology. Their research interest spans muscle metabolism and nutrition, adipose tissue and metabolism, and related areas including diet and metabolism studies and metabolism in the contexts of diabetes and cancer.

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues, with frequent publications in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. Other notable venues include Nature Metabolism, Journal of Applied Physiology, Nature Reviews Endocrinology, and Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews.

Mark Hargreaves' recent papers include the following:

  • Skeletal muscle energy metabolism during exercise, 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • Exercise adaptations: molecular mechanisms and potential targets for therapeutic benefit, 2020, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Exercise and GLUT4, 2020, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
  • Author Correction: Skeletal muscle energy metabolism during exercise, 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • Exercise and health: historical perspectives and new insights, 2021, Journal of Applied Physiology

Collaborations with other researchers form a notable part of their work. Frequent co-authors include individuals from Finland, José A. L. Calbet, Robert Boushel, Truls Raastad, and Paul W. Ackermann.

The main research topics explored by Mark Hargreaves are:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Physical Activity and Health

Their subfields of expertise reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding human physiology including Physiology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Rehabilitation.

Best Publications

  • Exercise, GLUT4, and Skeletal Muscle Glucose Uptake

    Erik A. Richter;Mark Hargreaves

  • Integrative Biology of Exercise

    John A. Hawley;John A. Hawley;Mark Hargreaves;Michael J. Joyner;Juleen R. Zierath;Juleen R. Zierath

  • Skeletal muscle energy metabolism during exercise.

    Mark Hargreaves;Lawrence L Spriet

  • Brief intense interval exercise activates AMPK and p38 MAPK signaling and increases the expression of PGC-1α in human skeletal muscle

    Martin Joseph Gibala;Sean L McGee;Andrew P. Garnham;Kirsten F. Howlett

  • AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE REGULATES GLUT4 TRANSCRIPTION BY PHOSPHORYLATING HISTONE DEACETYLASE 5

    Sean L. McGee;Sean L. McGee;Bryce J.W. van Denderen;Kirsten F. Howlett;Janelle Mollica

  • Effect of Exercise Intensity on Skeletal Muscle AMPK Signaling in Humans

    Zhi-Ping Chen;Terry J. Stephens;Sid Murthy;Benedict J. Canny

  • Muscle glycogen storage after prolonged exercise: effect of the glycemic index of carbohydrate feedings.

    L. M. Burke;G. R. Collier;M. Hargreaves

  • Exercise training increases lipid metabolism gene expression in human skeletal muscle.

    Rebecca J Tunstall;Kate A Mehan;Glenn D Wadley;Gregory R Collier

  • Exercise increases serum Hsp72 in humans.

    RC Walsh;I Koukoulas;Andrew Garnham;PL Moseley

  • Muscle blood flow and muscle metabolism during exercise and heat stress

    B. Nielsen;G. Savard;E. A. Richter;M. Hargreaves

  • Effect of carbohydrate feedings on muscle glycogen utilization and exercise performance.

    M Hargreaves;D L Costill;A Coggan;W J Fink

  • Exercise-induced histone modifications in human skeletal muscle.

    Sean L. McGee;Sean L. McGee;Erin Fairlie;Andrew P. Garnham;Mark Hargreaves

  • Muscle metabolism during exercise and heat stress in trained men: effect of acclimation.

    Mark A. Febbraio;Rodney J. Snow;Mark Hargreaves;Christos G. Stathis

  • A short-term, high-fat diet up-regulates lipid metabolism and gene expression in human skeletal muscle.

    David Cameron-Smith;Louise M Burke;Damien J Angus;Rebecca J Tunstall

  • Muscle metabolites and performance during high-intensity, intermittent exercise

    Mark Hargreaves;Michael J. McKenna;David G. Jenkins;Stuart A. Warmington

  • Effect of fat adaptation and carbohydrate restoration on metabolism and performance during prolonged cycling

    Louise M. Burke;Damien J. Angus;Gregory R. Cox;Nicola K. Cummings

  • Effect of heat stress on muscle energy metabolism during exercise

    M. A. Febbraio;R. J. Snow;C. G. Stathis;M. Hargreaves

  • Exercise and Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 Regulation in Human Skeletal Muscle

    Sean L. McGee;Mark Hargreaves

  • Influence of elevated muscle temperature on metabolism during intense, dynamic exercise

    MA Febbraio;MF Carey;RJ Snow;Christos Stathis

  • Sprint training increases human skeletal muscle Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase concentration and improves K+ regulation

    Michael McKenna;TA Schmidt;M Hargreaves;L Cameron

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Febbraio
Mark A. Febbraio Monash University
Matthew J. Watt
Matthew J. Watt University of Melbourne
David Cameron-Smith
David Cameron-Smith Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Louise M. Burke
Louise M. Burke Australian Catholic University
Erik A. Richter
Erik A. Richter University of Copenhagen
John A. Hawley
John A. Hawley Australian Catholic University
Lawrence L. Spriet
Lawrence L. Spriet University of Guelph
Michael Carey
Michael Carey University of California, Los Angeles
Michael J. McKenna
Michael J. McKenna Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Bruce E. Kemp
Bruce E. Kemp Australian Catholic University

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