Thorkil Ploug

Thorkil Ploug

Associate Professor

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    1. Published

      Appetite regulation in overweight, sedentary men after different amounts of endurance exercise: a randomized controlled trial

      Larsen, M. R., Reichkendler, M. H., Auerbach, P., Toräng, S., Gram, A. S., Ploug, Thorkil, Holst, Jens Juul, Sjödin, Anders Mikael & Stallknecht, Bente Merete, Dec 2013, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 115, 11, p. 1599-1609 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    2. Published

      Changes in peak fat oxidation in response to different doses of endurance training

      Larsen, M. R., Reichkendler, M. H., Auerbach, P., Bonne, T. C., Sjödin, Anders Mikael, Ploug, Thorkil & Stallknecht, Bente Merete, 2015, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 25, 1, p. 41-52 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      Body fat loss and compensatory mechanisms in response to different doses of aerobic exercise - a randomized controlled trial in overweight sedentary males

      Larsen, M. R., Auerbach, P. L., Reichkendler, M. H., Ploug, Thorkil, Stallknecht, Bente Merete & Sjödin, Anders Mikael, 2012, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 303, 6, p. R571-R579 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Denervation and high-fat diet reduce insulin signaling in T-tubules in skeletal muscle of living mice

      Lauritzen, H. P. M. M., Ploug, Thorkil, Ai, H., Donsmark, M., Prats Gavalda, Clara & Galbo, Henrik, 2008, In: Diabetes. 57, 1, p. 13-23 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Large GLUT4 vesicles are stationary while locally and reversibly depleted during transient insulin stimulation of skeletal muscle of living mice - Imaging analysis of GLUT4-enhanced green fluorescent protein vesicle dynamics

      Lauritzen, H. P. M. M., Galbo, Henrik, Brandauer, J., Goodyear, L. J. & Ploug, Thorkil, 2008, In: Diabetes. 57, 2, p. 315-324 9 p.

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    6. Published

      Denervation and high-fat diet reduce insulin signaling in T-tubules in skeletal muscle of living mice

      Lauritzen, H. P. M., Ploug, Thorkil, Ai, H., Donsmark, M., Prats Gavalda, Clara & Galbo, Henrik, Jan 2008, In: Diabetes. 57, 1, p. 13-23 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      Large GLUT4 vesicles are stationary while locally and reversibly depleted during transient insulin stimulation of skeletal muscle of living mice: imaging analysis of GLUT4-enhanced green fluorescent protein vesicle dynamics.

      Lauritzen, H. P. M. M., Galbo, Henrik, Brandauer, J., Goodyear, L. J. & Ploug, Thorkil, 2007, In: Diabetes. 57, 2, p. 315-24 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Imaging of insulin signaling in skeletal muscle of living mice shows major role of T-tubules.

      Lauritzen, H. P. M. M., Ploug, Thorkil, Prats Gavalda, Clara, Tavaré, J. M. & Galbo, Henrik, 2006, In: Diabetes. 55, 5, p. 1300-6 6 p.

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    9. Published

      Gene gun bombardment-mediated expression and translocation of EGFP-tagged GLUT4 in skeletal muscle fibres in vivo.

      Lauritzen, H. P. M. M., Reynet, C., Schjerling, Peter, Ralston, E., Thomas, S., Galbo, Henrik & Ploug, Thorkil, 2002, In: Pflügers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology. 444, 6, p. 710-21 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Assessment of six commercial plasma small RNA isolation kits using qRT-PCR and electrophoretic separation: higher recovery of microRNA following ultracentrifugation

      Meerson, A. & Ploug, Thorkil, 2016, In: Biology Methods and Protocols. 1, 1, 9 p., bpw003.

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    11. Published

      Hormone-sensitive lipase null mice exhibit signs of impaired insulin sensitivity whereas insulin secretion is intact.

      Mulder, H., Sörhede-Winzell, M., Contreras, J. A., Fex, M., Ström, K., Ploug, Thorkil, Galbo, Henrik, Arner, P., Lundberg, C., Sundler, F., Ahrén, B. & Holm, C., 2003, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278, 38, p. 36380-8 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      Glycogen synthase localization and activity in rat skeletal muscle is strongly dependent on glycogen content

      Nielsen, J. N., Derave, W., Kristiansen, S., Ralston, E., Ploug, Thorkil & Richter, Erik A., Mar 2001, In: Journal of Physiology. 531, 3, p. 757-769 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Muscle ceramide content in man is higher in type I than type II fibers and not influenced by glycogen content

      Nordby, P., Prats Gavalda, Clara, Kristensen, D., Ekroos, K., Forsberg, G., Andersen, J. L., Ploug, Thorkil, Dela, Flemming, Storlien, L. & Helge, Jørn Wulff, 2010, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 109, 5, p. 935-943 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Independent effects of endurance training and weight loss on peak fat oxidation in moderately overweight men: a randomized controlled trial

      Nordby, P., Rosenkilde, M., Ploug, Thorkil, Westh, K., Feigh, M., Nielsen, N. B., Helge, Jørn Wulff & Stallknecht, Bente Merete, 1 Apr 2015, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 118, 7, p. 803-10 8 p.

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    15. Published

      Endurance training per se increases metabolic health in young, moderately overweight men

      Nordby, P., Auerbach, P. L., Rosenkilde, M., Kristiansen, L., Thomasen, J. R., Rygaard, L., Groth, R., Brandt, N., Helge, Jørn Wulff, Richter, Erik A., Ploug, Thorkil & Stallknecht, Bente Merete, 2012, In: Obesity. 20, 11, p. 2202-2212 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Glucose clearance is higher in arm than leg muscle in type 2 diabetes.

      Olsen, D. B., Sacchetti, M., Dela, Flemming, Ploug, Thorkil & Saltin, B., 2005, In: Journal of Physiology. 565, Pt 2, p. 555-62 7 p.

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    17. Published

      Myocardial impulse propagation is impaired in right ventricular tissue of Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) rats

      Olsen, Kristine Boisen, Axelsen, L. N., Braunstein, T. H., Sorensen, Charlotte Mehlin, Andersen, C. B., Ploug, Thorkil, von Holstein-Rathlou, Niels-Henrik & Nielsen, Morten Schak, 2013, In: Cardiovascular Diabetology. 12, p. 19 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Effect of endurance training on glucose transport capacity and glucose transporter expression in rat skeletal muscle

      Ploug, Thorkil, Stallknecht, Bente Merete, Pedersen, O., Kahn, B. B., Ohkuwa, T., Vinten, J. & Galbo, Henrik, 1990, In: American Journal of Physiology (Consolidated). 259, 6 Pt 1, p. E778-86 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Last Word: Point : Counterpoint author responds to commentaries on "Glucose phosphorylation is/is not a significant barrier to muscle glucose uptake by the working muscle"

      Ploug, Thorkil & Vinten, J., 2006, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 101, 6, p. 1811-1811

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    20. Published

      Anatomy of glucose transporters in skeletal muscle. Effects of insulin and contractions

      Ploug, Thorkil & Ralston, E., 1998, In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 441, p. 17-26 10 p.

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    21. Published

      Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) expression and regulation by epinephrine and exercise in skeletal muscle

      Ploug, Thorkil, Stallknecht, Bente Merete, Donsmark, M., Langfort, J., Holm, C., Enevoldsen, L. H., Kjær, Michael, Ihlemann, J. & Galbo, Henrik, 2002, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 2, p. 1-10

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      Counterpoint: Glucose phosphorylation is not a significant barrier to glucose uptake by the working muscle.

      Ploug, Thorkil & Vinten, J., 2006, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 101, 6, p. 1805-6; discussion 1806-8

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    23. Published

      Kinetics of glucose transport in rat muscle: effects of insulin and contractions

      Ploug, Thorkil, Galbo, Henrik, Vinten, J., Jørgensen, M. & Richter, Erik A., Jul 1987, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 253, 1, p. E12-E20 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Exploring the whereabouts of GLUT4 in skeletal muscle (review).

      Ploug, Thorkil & Ralston, E., 2002, In: Molecular Membrane Biology. 19, 1, p. 39-49 10 p.

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    25. Published

      Analysis of GLUT4 distribution in whole skeletal muscle fibers: Identification of distinct storage compartments that are recruited by insulin and muscle contractions

      Ploug, Thorkil, van Deurs, B., Ai, H., Cushman, S. W. & Ralston, E., 1998, In: Journal of Cell Biology. Vol 142, No 6, p. 1429-1446

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      Effect of in vivo injection of cholera and pertussis toxin on glucose transport in rat skeletal muscle

      Ploug, Thorkil, Han, X., Petersen, L. N. & Galbo, Henrik, Jan 1997, In: American Journal of Physiology (Consolidated). 272, 1 Pt 1, p. E7-17

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    27. Published

      Effect of immobilization on glucose transport and glucose transporter expression in rat skeletal muscle

      Ploug, Thorkil, Ohkuwa, T., Handberg, A., Vissing, J. & Galbo, Henrik, 1995, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. Vol 268, p. E980-E986

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    28. Published

      Increased muscle glucose uptake during contractions: no need for insulin

      Ploug, Thorkil, Galbo, Henrik & Richter, Erik A., Dec 1984, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 247, 6, p. E726-731 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Glucose transport and transporters in muscle giant vesicles: differential effects of insulin and contractions

      Ploug, Thorkil, Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, Kristiansen, S., Hespel, P. J. L., Galbo, Henrik & Richter, Erik A., Feb 1993, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 264, 2, p. E270-E278 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Phosphorylation-dependent translocation of glycogen synthase to a novel structure during glycogen resynthesis.

      Prats Gavalda, Clara, Cadefau, J. A., Cussó, R., Qvortrup, Klaus, Nielsen, J. N., Wojtaszewski, J., Hardie, D. G., Stewart, G., Hansen, B. F. & Ploug, Thorkil, 2005, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280, 24, p. 23165-72 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. Published

      Dual regulation of muscle glycogen synthase during exercise by activation and compartmentalization

      Prats Gavalda, Clara, Helge, Jørn Wulff, Nordby, P., Qvortrup, Klaus, Ploug, Thorkil, Dela, Flemming & Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, 2009, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284, 23, p. 15692-15700 9 p.

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    32. Published

      Decrease in intramuscular lipid droplets and translocation of HSL in response to muscle contraction and epinephrine.

      Prats Gavalda, Clara, Donsmark, M., Qvortrup, Klaus, Londos, C., Sztalryd, C., Holm, C., Galbo, Henrik & Ploug, Thorkil, 2006, In: Journal of Lipid Research. 47, 11, p. 2392-9 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      Erratum: Phosphorylation-dependent translocation of glycogen synthase to a novel structure during glycogen resynthesis (Journal of Biological Chemistry (2005) 280 (23165-23172))

      Prats, C., Cadefau, J. A., Cussó, R., Qvortrup, Klaus, Nielsen, J. N., Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, Hardie, O. G., Stewart, G., Hansen, B. F. & Ploug, Thorkil, 21 Oct 2005, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280, 42, p. 35784 1 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

    34. Published

      An optimized histochemical method to assess skeletal muscle glycogen and lipid stores reveals two metabolically distinct populations of type I muscle fibers

      Prats Gavalda, Clara, Gomez-Cabello, A., Nordby, P., Andersen, J. L., Helge, Jørn Wulff, Dela, Flemming, Baba, O. & Ploug, Thorkil, 2013, In: PloS one. 8, 10, p. e77774 9 p.

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    35. Published

      Opposite effects of pioglitazone and rosiglitazone on mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle of patients with type 2 diabetes

      Rabøl, R., Boushel, R., Almdal, Thomas Peter, Hansen, C. N., Ploug, Thorkil, Haugaard, Steen Bendix, Prats Gavalda, Clara, Madsbad, Sten & Dela, Flemming, 2010, In: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Online. 12, 9, p. 806-814 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Published

      Expression of the synaptic vesicle proteins VAMPs/synaptobrevins 1 and 2 in non-neural tissues

      Ralston, E., Beushausen, S. & Ploug, Thorkil, 3 Jun 1994, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269, 22, p. 15403-6 4 p.

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    37. Published

      Pre-embedding staining of single muscle fibers for light and electron microscopy studies of subcellular organization

      Ralston, E. & Ploug, Thorkil, 1996, In: Scanning Microscopy Supplement. 10, p. 249-59; discussion 259-60

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    38. Published

      Blood vessels and desmin control the positioning of nuclei in skeletal muscle fibers

      Ralston, E., Lu, Z., Biscocho, N., Soumaka, E., Mavroidis, M., Prats Gavalda, Clara, Lømo, T., Capetanaki, Y. & Ploug, Thorkil, 2006, In: Journal of Cellular Physiology. 209, 3, p. 874-882 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    39. Published

      The organization of the Golgi complex and microtubules in skeletal muscle is fiber type-dependent

      Ralston, E., Lu, Z. & Ploug, Thorkil, 15 Dec 1999, In: The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 19, 24, p. 10694-705 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      GLUT4 in cultured skeletal myotubes is segregated from the transferrin receptor and stored in vesicles associated with TGN

      Ralston, E. & Ploug, Thorkil, Dec 1996, In: Journal of Cell Science. 109 ( Pt 13), p. 2967-78 12 p.

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    41. Published

      Caveolin-3 is associated with the T-tubules of mature skeletal muscle fibers

      Ralston, E. & Ploug, Thorkil, 1 Feb 1999, In: Experimental Cell Research. 246, 2, p. 510-5 6 p.

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    42. Published

      Golgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum exit sites, and microtubules in skeletal muscle fibers are organized by patterned activity

      Ralston, E., Ploug, Thorkil, Kalhovde, J. & Lomo, T., 2001, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 21, p. 875-883

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    43. Published

      Only minor additional metabolic health benefits of high as opposed to moderate dose physical exercise in young, moderately overweight men

      Reichkendler, M. H., Larsen, M. R., Auerbach, P. L., Agerschou, J., Nielsen, M. B., Kjær, Andreas, Højgaard, Liselotte, Sjödin, Anders Mikael, Ploug, Thorkil & Stallknecht, Bente Merete, May 2014, In: Obesity. 22, 5, p. 1220-32 13 p.

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    44. Published

      Exercise training favors increased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle in contrast to adipose tissue: A randomized study using FDG PET imaging

      Reichkendler, M. H., Auerbach, P. L., Larsen, M. R., Christensen, A. N., Holm, S., Blond, Martin Bæk, Lagerberg, A., Larsson, Henrik Bo Wiberg, Rostrup, Egill, Mosbech, T. H., Sjödin, Anders Mikael, Kjær, Andreas, Ploug, Thorkil, Højgaard, Liselotte & Stallknecht, Bente Merete, 15 Aug 2013, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 305, 4, p. E496-506 11 p.

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    45. Published

      Endurance training augments the stimulatory effect of epinephrine on oxygen consumption in perfused skeletal muscle

      Richter, Erik A., Christensen, N. J., Ploug, Thorkil & Galbo, Henrik, 1984, In: Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 120, 4, p. 613-615 3 p.

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    46. Published

      Muscle and liver glycogen, protein, and triglyceride in the rat: effect of exercise and of the sympatho-adrenal system

      Richter, Erik A., Sonne, B., Joensen Mikines, K., Ploug, Thorkil & Galbo, Henrik, 1984, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology. 52, 3, p. 346-350 5 p.

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    47. Published

      Increased muscle glucose uptake after exercise: no need for insulin during exercise

      Richter, Erik A., Ploug, Thorkil & Galbo, Henrik, Oct 1985, In: Diabetes. 34, 10, p. 1041-1048 8 p.

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    48. Published

      Excitatory amino acid transporters EAAT-1 and EAAT-2 in temporal lobe and hippocampus in intractable temporal lobe epilepsy

      Sarac, S., Afzal, Shoaib, Broholm, H., Madsen, F. F., Ploug, Thorkil & Laursen, H., 2009, In: A P M I S. Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica. 117, 4, p. 291-301 10 p.

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    49. Published

      Diminished epinephrine response to hypoglycemia despite enlarged adrenal medulla in trained rats

      Stallknecht, Bente Merete, Kjær, Michael, Mikines, K. J., Maroun, L., Ploug, Thorkil, Ohkuwa, T., Vinten, J. & Galbo, Henrik, 1990, In: American Journal of Physiology (Consolidated). 259, 5 Pt 2, p. R998-1003 6 p.

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    50. Published

      Increased activities of mitochondrial enzymes in white adipose tissue in trained rats

      Stallknecht, Bente Merete, Vinten, J., Ploug, Thorkil & Galbo, Henrik, 1991, In: American Journal of Physiology (Consolidated). 261, 3 Pt 1, p. E410-4 5 p.

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