Rafael Castro

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais — Brazil

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(8), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(6), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments(5), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior(4), Nerve injury and regeneration(3)

Publications30 total

Combined Maternal and Paternal Low‐Dose N‐Nitrosodimethylamine Exposure: Maternal Alterations and Developmental Toxicity in Rats
Birth Defects Research·2025Open Access
<i>ADIPOQ</i> genotypes and haplotypes, circulating adiponectin levels and responsiveness to antihypertensive therapy in preeclampsia
Pharmacogenomics·2025
The degeneration and replacement of dopamine cells in Parkinson’s disease: the role of aging
Frontiers in Neuroanatomy·2014· 42 citedOpen Access
Melatonin prevents dopaminergic cell loss induced by lentiviral vectors expressing A30P mutant alpha-synuclein.
PubMed·2013· 24 cited
High Blood Pressure Effects on the Blood to Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier and Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Composition: A Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis Study in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
International Journal of Hypertension·2013· 29 citedOpen Access
Brain gene therapy: triumph and future of nanotechnology
2012
Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: Towards Non Invasive Approaches
InTech eBooks·2011· 1 citedOpen Access
Long-term effects of arterial hypertension on the choroid plexus, blood to cerebrospinal fluid barrier and CSF proteins and their involved in certain types of dementia
Cerebrospinal Fluid Research·2010· 2 citedOpen Access
Melatonin prevents dopaminergic degeneration induced by lentiviral vector-mediated overexpression of alpha-synuclein
Human Gene Therapy·2009
Oleoylethanolamide: a Molecular Cross-Talk with Leptin in Feeding Behaviour Regulation
Letters in Drug Design & Discovery·2006· 3 cited
Morbid Obesity and Gastric Bypass Surgery: Biochemical Profile
Obesity Surgery·2004· 24 cited
The Subpial Granular Layer in the Developing Cerebral Cortex of Rodents
Results and problems in cell differentiation·2000· 11 cited
[Air seepage from endotracheal tube cuffs during anesthetic procedures. How to solve this problem without changing tubes? An experimental model using human tracheas].
PubMed·1999· 2 cited
Pre/postnatal dopamine D1 receptor stimulation induces a differential reduction of serotonin levels in hippocampus and superior colliculus of puber rats
Neuroscience Letters·1997· 2 cited
Prenatal haloperidol induces a selective reduction in the expression of plasticity-related genes in neonate rat forebrain
Molecular Brain Research·1994· 9 cited
Functional expression of human poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase in <i>Schizosaccharomyces pombe</i> results in mitotic delay at G<sub>1</sub>, increased mutation rate, and sensitization to radiation
Yeast·1994· 16 cited
Prenatal haloperidol treatment decreases nerve growth factor receptor and mRNA in neonate rat forebrain
Neuroscience Letters·1991· 18 cited
Apomorphine lowers dopamine synthesis for up to 48 h
Neuroreport·1991· 19 cited
Transplants of fetal substantia nigra regulate glutamic acid decarboxylase gene expression in host striatal neurons
Molecular Brain Research·1991· 23 cited
Fetal brain serotonin synthesis and catabolism is under control by mother intake of tryptophan
Life Sciences·1991· 30 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Manuel Rodrı́guez(15), Vicente Notario(5), M.D. Díaz-Palarea(5), José Miguel Brito Armas(3), R. Arévalo(3), Enrique Burunat(3), Buenaventura Brito(3), Pedro Abreu(2), Manuel Mas(2), Ingrid Moráles(2), Ibrahim González-Marrero(2), Leandro Castañeyra-Ruiz(2), Juan M. González-Toledo(2), Agustín Castañeyra-Ruiz(2), Agustín Castañeyra-Perdomo(2), Emilia M. Carmona-Calero(2), José Segovia(2), C.H. Calzadilla(1), Guadalberto Hernández(1), Clara Rodriguez‐Sabate(1)