Search Results - "MESSINA, ANDREA"
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Novel role for anti-Müllerian hormone in the regulation of GnRH neuron excitability and hormone secretion
Published in Nature communications (12-01-2016)“…Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) plays crucial roles in sexual differentiation and gonadal functions. However, the possible extragonadal effects of AMH on the…”
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Brain and Behavioral Asymmetry: A Lesson From Fish
Published in Frontiers in neuroanatomy (26-03-2020)“…It is widely acknowledged that the left and right hemispheres of human brains display both anatomical and functional asymmetries. For more than a century,…”
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Tanycytic VEGF-A Boosts Blood-Hypothalamus Barrier Plasticity and Access of Metabolic Signals to the Arcuate Nucleus in Response to Fasting
Published in Cell metabolism (02-04-2013)“…The delivery of blood-borne molecules conveying metabolic information to neural networks that regulate energy homeostasis is restricted by brain barriers. The…”
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GnRH replacement rescues cognition in Down syndrome
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (02-09-2022)“…At the present time, no viable treatment exists for cognitive and olfactory deficits in Down syndrome (DS). We show in a DS model (Ts65Dn mice) that these…”
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Valproic acid exposure affects social visual lateralization and asymmetric gene expression in zebrafish larvae
Published in Scientific reports (23-02-2024)“…Cerebral asymmetry is critical for typical brain function and development; at the same time, altered brain lateralization seems to be associated with…”
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Fasting induces metabolic switches and spatial redistributions of lipid processing and neuronal interactions in tanycytes
Published in Nature communications (04-08-2024)“…The ependyma lining the third ventricle (3V) in the mediobasal hypothalamus plays a crucial role in energy balance and glucose homeostasis. It is characterized…”
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Neuron-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Is Mutated in Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
Published in American journal of human genetics (02-01-2020)“…Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by infertility and the absence of puberty. Defects in GnRH neuron…”
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Semaphorin7A regulates neuroglial plasticity in the adult hypothalamic median eminence
Published in Nature communications (27-02-2015)“…Reproductive competence in mammals depends on the projection of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons to the hypothalamic median eminence (ME) and the…”
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Innate responses to numerousness reveal neural activation in different brain regions in newly-hatched visually naïve chicks
Published in Heliyon (30-07-2024)“…Whether non-symbolic encoding of quantity is predisposed at birth with dedicated hard-wired neural circuits is debated. Here we presented newly-hatched…”
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Extended endoscopic transsphenoidal approach for extrasellar craniopharyngiomas
Published in Neurosurgery (01-11-2007)“…Suprasellar craniopharyngiomas have been classically removed using a variety of transcranial approaches. Historically, the transsphenoidal route was reserved…”
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Defective AMH signaling disrupts GnRH neuron development and function and contributes to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Published in eLife (10-07-2019)“…Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is a condition characterized by absent puberty and infertility due to gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)…”
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Origin and diet of the prehistoric hunter-gatherers on the mediterranean island of Favignana (Ègadi Islands, Sicily)
Published in PloS one (28-11-2012)“…Hunter-gatherers living in Europe during the transition from the late Pleistocene to the Holocene intensified food acquisition by broadening the range of…”
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KLB, encoding β‐Klotho, is mutated in patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-10-2017)“…Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is a rare genetic form of isolated gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency caused by mutations in > 30…”
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Photobiomodulation and Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Aligners: A Case Report of Severe Crowding and Agenesis
Published in Applied sciences (01-08-2023)“…This paper aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of photobiomodulation in accelerating orthodontic treatment with clear aligners in correcting an orthodontic…”
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The Sense of Number in Fish, with Particular Reference to Its Neurobiological Bases
Published in Animals (Basel) (27-10-2021)“…It is widely acknowledged that vertebrates can discriminate non-symbolic numerosity using an evolutionarily conserved system dubbed Approximate Number System…”
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Skull base reconstruction in the extended endoscopic transsphenoidal approach for suprasellar lesions
Published in Journal of neurosurgery (01-10-2007)“…The extended transsphenoidal approach to the suprasellar region has the advantages of minimal invasiveness and brain manipulation in the surgical treatment of…”
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Extended endoscopic transsphenoidal approach for tuberculum sellae meningiomas
Published in Neurosurgery (01-11-2007)“…Tuberculum sellae meningiomas are classically removed through several different surgical transcranial approaches, including the pterional transsylvian route…”
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Micromolar Valproic Acid Doses Preserve Survival and Induce Molecular Alterations in Neurodevelopmental Genes in Two Strains of Zebrafish Larvae
Published in Biomolecules (Basel, Switzerland) (24-09-2020)“…Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) comprise a genetically heterogeneous group of conditions characterized by a multifaceted range of impairments and…”
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Synthesis of 2,6-Diamino-Substituted Purine Derivatives and Evaluation of Cell Cycle Arrest in Breast and Colorectal Cancer Cells
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (10-08-2018)“…Reversine is a potent antitumor 2,6-diamino-substituted purine acting as an Aurora kinases inhibitor and interfering with cancer cell cycle progression. In…”
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Quantity as a Fish Views It: Behavior and Neurobiology
Published in Frontiers in neuroanatomy (14-07-2022)“…An ability to estimate quantities, such as the number of conspecifics or the size of a predator, has been reported in vertebrates. Fish, in particular…”
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