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Baroreflex gain and time of pressure decay at different body temperatures in the tegu lizard, Salvator merianae by Filogonio, Renato, Orsolini, Karina F, Oda, Gustavo M, Malte, Hans, Leite, Cléo A C

“…Ectotherms may experience large body temperature (Tb) variations. Higher Tb have been reported to increase baroreflex sensitivity in ectotherm tetrapods. At…”
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Cacao sustainability: The case of cacao swollen-shoot virus co-infection by Agusto, Folashade B, Leite, Maria C A, Owusu-Ansah, Frank, Domfeh, Owusu, Hritonenko, Natali, Chen-Charpentier, Benito

“…The cacao swollen shoot virus disease (CSSVD) is among the most economically damaging diseases of cacao trees and accounts for almost 15-50% of harvest losses…”
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Marine probiotics: increasing coral resistance to bleaching through microbiome manipulation by Rosado, Phillipe M., Leite, Deborah C. A., Duarte, Gustavo A. S., Chaloub, Ricardo M., Jospin, Guillaume, Nunes da Rocha, Ulisses, P. Saraiva, João, Dini-Andreote, Francisco, Eisen, Jonathan A., Bourne, David G., Peixoto, Raquel S.

“…Although the early coral reef-bleaching warning system (NOAA/USA) is established, there is no feasible treatment that can minimize temperature bleaching and/or…”
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Maximizing tree harvesting benefit from forests under insect infestation disturbances by Leite, Maria C A, Chen-Charpentier, Benito, Agusto, Folashade B

“…Mathematical modeling has been recognized as an important tool to advance the understanding of the synergetic effect of coupled disturbances (stressors) on the…”
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High glucose concentration stimulates intracellular renin activity and angiotensin II generation in rat mesangial cells by Vidotti, D B, Casarini, D E, Cristovam, P C, Leite, C A, Schor, N, Boim, M A

“…Increased intrarenal renin-angiotensin system activity contributes to diabetic nephropathy. ANG II generation in mesangial cells (MC) is increased by…”
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Vagal tone regulates cardiac shunts during activity and at low temperatures in the South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus by Filogonio, Renato, Wang, Tobias, Taylor, Edwin W., Abe, Augusto S., Leite, Cléo A. C.

“…The undivided ventricle of non-crocodilian reptiles allows for intracardiac admixture of oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich blood returning via the atria from the…”
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Early mortality in a cohort of people living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2004-2015: a persisting problem by Leite, Pedro H A C, Coelho, Lara E, Cardoso, Sandra W, Moreira, Ronaldo I, Veloso, Valdilea G, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Luz, Paula M

“…Global mortality from AIDS-related diseases has been declining since 2005, resulting primarily from the widespread use and early initiation of combination…”
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Fundamental cosmology from precision spectroscopy: Varying couplings by Leite, A. C. O., Martins, C. J. A. P., Pedrosa, P. O. J., Nunes, N. J.

“…The observational evidence for the acceleration of the Universe demonstrates that canonical theories of cosmology and particle physics are incomplete, if not…”
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Anti-Atherogenic Effects of Methotrexate Carried by a Lipid Nanoemulsion That Binds to LDL Receptors in Cholesterol-fed Rabbits by Bulgarelli, Adriana, Leite, Antonio C. A., Dias, Adriana A. M., Maranhão, Raul C.

“…Purpose Nanoemulsions (LDE) with a lipid composition resembling that of LDL can concentrate in aortic lesions and when associated with anti-blastic agents,…”
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Synthesis of Biocompatible Poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine]-Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles by Yuan, J.-J, Armes, S. P, Takabayashi, Y, Prassides, K, Leite, C. A. P, Galembeck, F, Lewis, A. L

“…A well-defined, double-hydrophilic diblock copolymer comprising poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine]-block-(glycerol monomethacrylate)…”
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The relevance of vascular adjustments to hemodynamic control in the face of temperature change in Crotalus durissus by Castro, Samanta A, Prado, João V, Wang, Tobias, Leite, Cléo A C

“…The presence of cardiac shunts in ectothermic tetrapods is thought to be consistent with active vascular modulations for proper hemodynamic support. Local…”
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The phylogeny and ontogeny of autonomic control of the heart and cardiorespiratory interactions in vertebrates by Taylor, Edwin W, Leite, Cleo A C, Sartori, Marina R, Wang, Tobias, Abe, Augusto S, Crossley, 2nd, Dane A

“…Heart rate in vertebrates is controlled by activity in the autonomic nervous system. In spontaneously active or experimentally prepared animals, inhibitory…”
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Coral Bacterial-Core Abundance and Network Complexity as Proxies for Anthropogenic Pollution by Leite, Deborah C A, Salles, Joana F, Calderon, Emiliano N, Castro, Clovis B, Bianchini, Adalto, Marques, Joseane A, van Elsas, Jan Dirk, Peixoto, Raquel S

“…Acclimatization via changes in the stable (core) or the variable microbial diversity and/or abundance is an important element in the adaptation of coral…”
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Ontogenetic scaling of the baroreflex function in the green iguana ( Iguana iguana ) by Filogonio, Renato, Rodrigues, Gerson J, Leite, Cléo A C

“…Large body mass ( ) in vertebrates is associated with longer pulse intervals between heartbeats (PI) and thicker arterial walls. Longer PI increases the time…”
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Use of Combined Chemotherapy with Etoposide and Methotrexate, both Associated to Lipid Nanoemulsions for Atherosclerosis Treatment in Cholesterol-fed Rabbits by Leite, Antonio C. A., Solano, Tatiana V., Tavares, Elaine R., Maranhão, Raul C.

“…Purpose Treatment of atherosclerotic rabbits with intravenous methotrexate or etoposide carried in lipid nanoemulsions (LDE) markedly reduced the lesions in…”
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Cardiorespiratory responses to hypoxia in the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822), an air-breathing fish by Belão, T. C., Leite, C. A. C., Florindo, L. H., Kalinin, A. L., Rantin, F. T.

“…The African catfish, Clarias gariepinus , possesses a pair of suprabranchial chambers located in the dorsal-posterior part of the branchial cavity having…”
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Viability of Pentadesma in reduced habitat ecosystems within two climatic regions with fruit harvesting by Leite, Maria C. A., Chen-Charpentier, Benito, Agusto, Folashade B., Gaoue, Orou G., Hritonenko, Natali

“…Habitat loss and harvesting of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) significantly affect the population dynamics. In this paper, we propose a general…”
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Development of anti-atherosclerosis therapy based on the inflammatory and proliferative aspects of the disease by Maranhão, Raul C, Leite, Jr, Antonio C A

“…Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases are a worldwide major public health concern. Atherosclerosis is driven by a chronic inflammatory process which is…”
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A comparison of four common mathematical models to assess baroreflex sensitivity by Filogonio, Renato, Leite, Cléo A. C.

“…Different methods have been used to assess baroreflex gain in experiments where changes in the carotid sinus pressure or the arterial blood pressure using…”
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Microbial diversity and anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation potential in an oil-contaminated mangrove sediment by Andrade, Luiza L, Leite, Deborah C A, Ferreira, Edir M, Ferreira, Lívia Q, Paula, Geraldo R, Maguire, Michael J, Hubert, Casey R J, Peixoto, Raquel S, Domingues, Regina M C P, Rosado, Alexandre S

“…Mangrove forests are coastal wetlands that provide vital ecosystem services and serve as barriers against natural disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes and…”
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