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The Fine Structure of the Spermatheca in Anopheles aquasalis (Diptera: Culicidae) by Pascini, T. V, Ramalho-Ortigäo, J. M, Martins, G. F

“…The vectorial capacity of mosquitoes is related to the reproductive output, and dependent on the ability of male spermatozoa to survive within the inseminated…”
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Influence of fish oil on ruminal biohydrogenation of C18 unsaturated fatty acids by Wąsowska, I., Maia, M. R. G., Niedźwiedzka, K. M., Czauderna, M., Ramalho Ribeiro, J. M. C., Devillard, E., Shingfield, K. J., Wallace, R. J.

“…Dietary cis-9, trans-11-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is generally thought to be beneficial for human health. Fish oil added to ruminant diets increases the…”
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Receptor-mediated PLGA nanoparticles for glioblastoma multiforme treatment by Ramalho, M.J., Sevin, E., Gosselet, F., Lima, J., Coelho, M.A.N., Loureiro, J.A., Pereira, M.C.

“…[Display omitted] Glioblastoma multiforme is the most lethal type of brain tumor and the established therapy only extends patients survival to approximately…”
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Shaping efficiency as a function of time of a new heat‐treated instrument by De‐Deus, G., Belladonna, F. G., Simões‐Carvalho, M., Cavalcante, D. M., Ramalho, C. N. M. J., Souza, E. M., Lopes, R. T., Silva, E. J. N. L.

“…Aim To assess the shaping ability of the new XP‐endo Shaper instrument after different working times. Methodology Ten mesial roots of mandibular molars were…”
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Oenocytes in insects by GF Martins, JM Ramalho-Ortigão

“…Oenocytes are insect cells responsible for lipid processing and detoxification. Of ectodermic origin, they are found in close association with the insect…”
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Characterization of a blood activated chitinolytic system in the midgut of the sand fly vectors Lutzomyia longipalpis and Phlebotomus papatasi by Ramalho-Ortigão, J. M., Kamhawi, S., Joshi, M. B., Reynoso, D., Lawyer, P. G., Dwyer, D. M., Sacks, D. L., Valenzuela, J. G.

“…We characterized a cDNA from Phlebotomus papatasi, PpChit1, which encodes a midgut specific chitinase and show the presence of a functional, blood‐induced…”
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Isolation, primary culture and morphological characterization of oenocytes from Aedes aegypti pupae by Martins, G.F, Guedes, B.A.M, Silva, L.M, Serrão, J.E, Fortes-Dias, C.L, Ramalho-Ortigão, J.M, Pimenta, P.F.P

“…Abstract Oenocytes are ectodermic cells that participate in a number of critical physiological roles such as detoxification and lipid storage and metabolism in…”
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Cloning and characterization of a V-ATPase subunit C from the American visceral leishmaniasis vector Lutzomyia longipalpis modulated during development and blood ingestion by Ramalho-Ortigão, JM, Pitaluga, AN, Telleria, EL, Marques, C, Souza, AA, Traub-Cseko, YM

“…Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a serious tropical disease that affects approximately 500 thousand people worldwide every year. In the Americas, VL is caused by…”
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Molecular characterization of Llchit1, a midgut chitinase cDNA from the leishmaniasis vector Lutzomyia longipalpis by Ramalho-Ortigão, J.M., Traub-Csekö, Y.M.

“…During development within the midgut of the sand fly vector, Leishmania parasites after undergoing differentiation and multiplication must escape the…”
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Cloning and characterization of trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like proteases from the midgut of the sand fly vector Phlebotomus papatasi by Ramalho-Ortigão, J.M, Kamhawi, S, Rowton, E.D, Ribeiro, J.M.C, Valenzuela, J.G

“…Trypsin and chymotrypsin serine proteases are the main digestive proteases in Diptera midguts and are also involved in many aspects of the vector–parasite…”
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Characterization of Constitutive and Putative Differentially Expressed mRNAs by Means of Expressed Sequence Tags, Differential Display Reverse Transcriptase-PCR and Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA-PCR from the Sand Fly Vector Lutzomyia longipalpis by Ramalho-Ortigão, J M, Temporal, P, de Oliveira, S M, Barbosa, A F, Vilela, M L, Rangel, E F, Brazil, R P, Traub-Cseko, Y M

“…Molecular studies of insect disease vectors are of paramount importance for understanding parasite-vector relationship. Advances in this area have led to…”
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Participation of the Ascending Serotonergic System in the Stimulation of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Release by Reis, L. C., Ramalho, M. J., Favaretto, A. L. V., Gutkowska, Jolanta, McCann, Samuel M.

“…Results obtained in our laboratories have provided evidence for the participation of the hypothalamic atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) neuronal system in the…”
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Hypothyroidism attenuates stress-induced prolactin and corticosterone release in septic rats by Rodriguez, T. T., Albuquerque-Araújo, W. I. C., Reis, L. C., Antunes-Rodrigues, J., Ramalho, M. J.

“…We investigated the effects of sepsis, through the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response, on plasma corticosterone and prolactin (PRL) levels…”
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Lesions of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Inhibit Volume-Expansion-Induced Release of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide by Antunes-Rodrigues, J., Ramalho, M. J., Reis, L. C., Menani, J. V., Turrin, M. Q. A., Gutkowska, J., McCann, S. M.

“…Expansion of the blood volume causes a release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) that is believed to be important in induction of the subsequent natriuresis…”
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Carotid-aortic and renal baroreceptors mediate the atrial natriuretic peptide release induced by blood volume expansion by Antunes-Rodrigues, J, Machado, B H, Andrade, H A, Mauad, H, Ramalho, M J, Reis, L C, Silva-Netto, C R, Favaretto, A L, Gutkowska, J, McCann, S M

“…Our previous studies have shown that stimulation of the anteroventral third ventricle (AV3V) region of the brain increases atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)…”
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Effect of losartan on sodium appetite of hypothyroid rats subjected to water and sodium depletion and water, sodium and food deprivation by Badauê-Passos, D. Jr, Ventura, R. R., Silva, L. F. S., Olivares, E. L., Ramalho, M. J., Rodrigues, J. Antunes, Reis, L. C.

“…The involvement of angiotensin AT1 receptors in sodium appetite was studied in hypothyroid rats treated with the angiotensin II antagonist losartan. Losartan…”
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Structural Characterization of Acetylcholinesterase 1 from the Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) by Coutinho-abreu, I. V., Balbino, V. Q., Valenzuela, J. G., Sonoda, I. V., Ramalho-ortigão, J. M.

“…Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) plays a key role in cholinergic impulse transmission, and it is the target enzyme for organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides…”
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Audiogenic and audiogenic-like seizures: Locus of induction and seizure severity determine postictal prolactin patterns by Garcia-Cairasco, N., Doretto, M.C., Ramalho, M.J., Antunes-Rodrigues, J., Nonaka, K.O.

“…Audiogenic seizures (AS) are a model of generalized tonicclonic seizures, evoked by high-intensity (110 dB) acoustic stimulation evaluated by means of…”
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Structural Characterization of Acetylcholinesterase 1 from the Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) by Coutinho-abreu, I. V., Balbino, V. Q., Valenzuela, J. G., Sonoda, I. V., Ramalho-ortigão, J. M.

“…Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) plays a key role in cholinergic impulse transmission, and it is the target enzyme for organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides…”
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Dinitroaniline herbicides against protozoan parasites: the case of Trypanosoma cruzi by Traub-Cseko, Yara M., Ramalho-Ortigão, J.Marcelo, Dantas, Andreia P., de Castro, Solange L., Barbosa, Helene S., Downing, Kenneth H.

“…The drugs presently in use against Chagas disease are very toxic, inducing a great number of side effects. Alternative treatments are necessary, not only for…”
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