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Campos, Vinicius Farias; Collares, Tiago Veiras; Deschamps, João Carlos; Seixas, Fabiana Kömmling; Dellagostin, Odir Antonio; Lanes, Carlos Frederico Ceccon; Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Okamoto, Marcelo Hideo; Sampaio, Luís André Nassr de; Robaldo, Ricardo Berteaux
(2010)
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is one of the most potent stimulants of food intake in vertebrates, mammals and fi sh. However,
the present knowledge about feeding behaviour in fi sh is still limited and based on studies in a few ...
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Figueiredo, Marcio de Azevedo; Lanes, Carlos Frederico Ceccon; Almeida, Daniela Volcan; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2007)
In fish, microinjection is the method most frequently used for gene transfer. However, due to delayed transgene integration this technique almost invariably produces mosaic individuals and if the gene is not integrated ...
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Meier, Karina Maria; Figueiredo, Marcio de Azevedo; Toth, Michel Kamimura; Laurino, Jomar Pereira; Maggioni, Rodrigo; Pinto, Luciano da Silva; Dellagostin, Odir Antonio; Tesser, Marcelo Borges; Sampaio, Luís André Nassr de; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2009)
Growth hormone (GH) action is the result
of an intracellular cascade initiated just after its interaction with the growth hormone receptor (GHR)located on the surface of target cells. This cascade culminates with the ...
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Almeida, Daniela Volcan; Nornberg, Bruna Félix da Silva; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Barros, Daniela Marti; Monserrat, José María; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2009)
We have evaluated the homology of the electrophile-responsive element (EpRE) core sequence, a binding site for the Nrf2 transcription factor, in the proximal promoters of the mouse and zebrafish glutathione-S-transferase ...
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Almeida, Daniela Volcan; Trindade, Gilma Santos; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Barros, Daniela Marti; Monserrat, José María; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2008)
Induction of many genes encoding detoxifying enzymes and antioxidant proteins is mediated through a common mechanism, which is controlled by electrophile-responsive elements (EpRE)within the regulatory region of those ...
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Amado, Lílian Lund; Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Castro, Micheli Rosa de; Votto, Ana Paula de Souza; Santos, Luciane Cougo dos; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Trindade, Gilma Santos; Fraga, Diego Severo; Damé, Rita de Cássia Fraga; Barros, Daniela Marti; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Bianchini, Adalto; Torre, Fernando De La; Monserrat, José María
(2011)
This study analyzed water quality in regions around Patos lagoon (Southern Brazil) that are under anthropogenic pressure. Water
samples were collected from five different sites, including one used as a source for human ...
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Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Figueiredo, Marcio de Azevedo; Lanes, Carlos Frederico Ceccon; Almeida, Daniela Volcan; Monserrat, José María; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2008)
Growth hormone overexpression increases growth and consequently increases the metabolic rate in fishes. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the
effects of growth hormone overexpression in zebrafish ...
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Artico, Liane de Oliveira; Bianchini, Adalto; Silva, Kleber Grübel da; Monteiro, Danielle da Silveira; Estima, Sérgio; Oliveira, Larissa Rosa de; Bonatto, Sandro Luis; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2010)
The South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, is widely distributed along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of South America. However, along the Brazilian coast, there are only two nonbreeding sites for the species (Refúgio ...
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Martins, Camila De Martinez Gaspar; Almeida, Daniela Volcan; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Bianchini, Adalto
(2011)
Waterborne Cu effects on the transcription of genes encoding ion-transporting proteins and the activities of these proteins were evaluated in gills of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus acclimated to diluted (2%) and full ...
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Figueiredo, Marcio de Azevedo; Mareco, Edson Assunção; Silva, Maeli Dal Pai; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2012)
Even though growth hormone (GH) transgenesis has demonstrated potential for improved growth of commercially important species, the hormone excess may result in undesired collateral effects. In this context, the aim of this ...
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Campos, Vinicius Farias; Robaldo, Ricardo Berteaux; Deschamps, João Carlos; Seixas, Fabiana Kömmling; Alan, John Alexander McBride; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Okamoto, Marcelo Hideo; Sampaio, Luís André Nassr de; Collares, Tiago Veiras
(2012)
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is considered the major stimulant for food intake in mammals and fish. Previous results indicate that NPY is involved in the feeding behaviour of the Brazilian flounder, Paralichthys orbignyanus. In ...
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Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Bianchini, Adalto; Trindade, Gilma Santos; Nery, Luiz Eduardo Maia; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2009)
Copper is an essential metal to aquatic animals, but it can be toxic when in elevated concentrations in water. The objective of the present study was to analyze copper effects in zebrafish hepatocytes (ZFL cell-line). The ...
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Marques, Daiane; Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Boyle, Robert Tew; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Trindade, Gilma Santos
(2009)
The K562 cell line (chronic myeloid leukemia), sensitive to chemotherapy (non-MDR), and the Lucena cell
line, resistant to chemotherapy (MDR) were investigated. The results suggest that both cell lines possess CD34 + CD38 ...
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Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Regoli, Francesco; Fattorini, Daniele; Notti, Alessandra; Inácio, Alan Ferreira; Linde-Arias, Ana Rosa; Laurino, Jomar Pereira; Bainy, Afonso Celso Dias; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Montserrat, José Maria
(2005)
Some effects of cadmium exposure (100 mg/L for 4, 8, 12, and 24h) on the estuarine polychaete Laeonereisacuta (Nereididae) were evaluated. This polychaete was able to accumulate cadmium in the body, with the metal stored ...
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Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Iyengar, Arati; Maclean, Norman; Sabaj, José Alberto Levy; Sohm, Frédéric
(2002)
In this study, we describe the use of a STAT5 responsive element (LHRE) reporter gene to monitor the activity of the growth hormone (GH) transduction pathway following expression of heterologous fish GH and rat STAT5b in ...
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Studzinski, Ana Lupe Motta; Almeida, Daniela Volcan; Lanes, Carlos Frederico Ceccon; Figueiredo, Marcio de Azevedo; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2009)
Homozygote individuals (HO) of the GH-transgenic zebrafish lineage (F0104), despite expressing double the amount of growth hormone (GH) in relation to the hemizygote (HE) individuals, presented smaller growth in relation ...
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Lanes, Carlos Frederico Ceccon; Okamoto, Marcelo Hideo; Bianchini, Adalto; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Sampaio, Luís André Nassr de
(2010)
The aimof this study was to evaluate the sperm quality of Brazilian £ounder Paralichthys orbignyanus throughout its reproductive season. Sperm was collected
at the beginning, middle and end of the breeding period. Spermatozoa ...
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Figueiredo, Marcio de Azevedo; Lanes, Carlos Frederico Ceccon; Almeida, Daniela Volcan; Proietti, Maíra Carneiro; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2007)
Most biological actions of growth hormone (GH) are mediated by the insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) that is produced after the interaction of the hormone with a specific cell surface receptor, the GH receptor (GHR). ...
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Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Trindade, Gilma Santos; Nery, Luiz Eduardo Maia; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2009)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the time-course effects of UV-B exposure on expression of genes involved in the DNA repair system of zebrafish (Danio rerio)hepatocytes, a highly competent species in terms of ...
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Ventura-Lima, Juliane; Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Cravo, Marlize Ferreira; Piedras, Fernanda Reinhardt; Moraes, Tarsila Barros; Fattorini, Daniele; Notti, Alessandra; Regoli, Francesco; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Monserrat, José María
(2007)
Several environmental pollutants, including metals, can induce oxidative stress. So, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of arsenic (AsIII, as As2O3) on the
antioxidant responses in the polychaete ...