User profiles for Raafay S. Ali

RS Ali

University of Toronto
Verified email at mail.utoronto.ca
Cited by 18

Glucose transporter expression and regulation following a fast in the ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris

RS Ali, MF Dick, S Muhammad… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Hummingbirds, subsisting almost exclusively on nectar sugar, face extreme challenges to
blood sugar regulation. The capacity for transmembrane sugar transport is mediated by the …

Genomic insights into metabolic flux in ruby-throated hummingbirds

…, M Tassia, X Agirrezabala, S Muhammad, R Ali… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Hummingbirds are very well adapted to sustain efficient and rapid metabolic shifts. They
oxidize ingested nectar to directly fuel flight when foraging but have to switch to oxidizing stored …

[BOOK][B] Plasma membrane recruitment patterns of glucose transporters (GLUT) 1, 2, 3, and 5 in response to feeding in the ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus …

RS Ali - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Raafay Syed Ali … I intended to use WB procedures to ascertain the POI’s molecular weight
along with the manufacture’s affinity-purified antibodies. I had initially received promising data, …

The metabolic flexibility of hovering vertebrate nectarivores

KC Welch Jr, AM Myrka, RS Ali, MF Dick - Physiology, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Foraging hummingbirds and nectar bats oxidize both glucose and fructose from nectar at
exceptionally high rates. Rapid sugar flux is made possible by adaptations to digestive, …

[PDF][PDF] The Metabolic Flexibility of Hovering Vertebrate Nectarivores

RS Ali, MF Dick - 2018 - researchgate.net
The task of achieving energy homeostasis is an especially challenging one for vertebrate
pollinators like hummingbirds and small bats. Flight requires the highest rates of metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, perceptions and myths regarding infertility among selected adult population in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

S Ali, R Sophie, AM Imam, FI Khan, SF Ali, A Shaikh… - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background The reported prevalence of infertility in Pakistan is approximately 22% with 4%
primary and 18% secondary infertility. Infertility is not only a medical but also a social …

Genomic insights into metabolic flux in hummingbirds

…, M Tassia, X Agirrezabala, S Muhammad, R Ali… - Genome …, 2023 - genome.cshlp.org
Hummingbirds are very well adapted to sustain efficient and rapid metabolic shifts. They
oxidize ingested nectar to directly fuel flight when foraging but have to switch to oxidizing stored …

A study to assess knowledge and attitude of infertile Kashmiri couples.

BH Pandit, A Mustafa, SA Wani, F Nazir - International Journal of …, 2020 - go.gale.com
… was similar to Ali et al … Ali et al study, only 44% opined that infertility as disease. (15) In the
present study, 90% of women were blamed by the society for infertility and this is similar to Ali

Quest for Conception: A Source of Marital Conflict among Infertile Heterosexual Couples in Anambra State, Nigeria

NI Okafor - Journal, 2016 - nigerianjournalsonline.com
Fertility and parenthood are highly value in traditional African society to the extent
thatprocreation is customarily considered the quintessential motive for marriage. Most …

How hummingbirds cope with sugar-charged lifestyle

K Knight - 2020 - journals.biologists.com
… of nectar, Ken Welch and Raafay Sayed Ali from the University of … sugar-charged way of life,
Ali, Morag Dick and Welch decided to … ‘Raafay spent long hours in the lab, wrestling with the …