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Joao B.T. Rocha

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Professor of Biochemical Toxicology at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria-Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology CCNE, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Associate Regular Member of International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste.

Neuroscience Pharmacology Toxicology

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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

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Associate Professor

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Post-Graduate Programm in Biochemical Toxicology

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March 18, 2014

Differential genotoxicity of diphenyl diselenide (PhSe)₂ and diphenyl ditelluride (PhTe)₂

10 citations

479 downloads

1,455 views

Daiane Francine Meinerz, Josiane Allebrandt, Douglas O.C. Mariano, Emily P. Waczuk, Felix Antunes Soares, Waseem Hassan, João Batista T. Rocha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.290 PubMed 24711962

February 13, 2014 - Version: 1

Differential genotoxicity of diphenyl diselenide (PhSe)2 and diphenyl ditelluride (PhTe)2

196 downloads

419 views

Joao B Rocha, Daiane F. Meinerz, Josiane Allebrandt, Emily Pansera Waczuk, Felix Soares, Waseem Hassan, Douglas Mariano

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.245v1

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October 19, 2018

Effects of graded concentrations of supplemental selenium on selenium concentrations in tissues and prediction equations for estimating dietary selenium intake in pigs

48 downloads

173 views

Ah Reum Son, Jin-young Jeong, Kyu Ree Park, Minseok Kim, Sung Dae Lee, Ji-Hyock Yoo, Yoon-Jung Do, Kondreddy Eswar Reddy, Hyun-Jeong Lee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5791 PubMed 30364538

July 31, 2018

Preparation and in vitro release kinetics of ivermectin sustained-release bolus optimized by response surface methodology

88 downloads

331 views

Xiangchun Ruan, Xiuge Gao, Ying Gao, Lin Peng, Hui Ji, Dawei Guo, Shanxiang Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5418 PubMed 30083480

July 25, 2018

Antioxidant activity and mechanism of commercial Rama Forte persimmon fruits (Diospyros kaki)

143 downloads

547 views

Luana T. Dalvi, Daniel C. Moreira, Antonio Alonso, Isa G.J. de Avellar, Marcelo Hermes-Lima

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5223 PubMed 30065860

June 26, 2018

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of uracil-processing genes affect the occurrence and the onset of recurrent depressive disorder

95 downloads

394 views

Piotr Czarny, Paulina Wigner, Justyna Strycharz, Cezary Watala, Ewa Swiderska, Ewelina Synowiec, Piotr Galecki, Monika Talarowska, Janusz Szemraj, Kuan-Pin Su, Tomasz Sliwinski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5116 PubMed 29967751

June 18, 2018

Safe exposure distances for transcranial magnetic stimulation based on computer simulations

228 downloads

608 views

Iam Palatnik de Sousa, Carlos R. H. Barbosa, Elisabeth Costa Monteiro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5034 PubMed 29938136

June 1, 2018

N-acetylcysteine protects against motor, optomotor and morphological deficits induced by 6-OHDA in zebrafish larvae

135 downloads

628 views

Radharani Benvenutti, Matheus Marcon, Carlos G. Reis, Laura R. Nery, Camila Miguel, Ana P. Herrmann, Monica R.M. Vianna, Angelo Piato

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4957 PubMed 29868300

November 1, 2017

Effects of graded concentrations of supplemental lead on lead concentrations in tissues of pigs and prediction equations for estimating dietary lead intake

1 citation

152 downloads

718 views

Kondreddy Eswar Reddy, Kyu Ree Park, Sung Dae Lee, Ji-Hyock Yoo, Ah Reum Son, Hyun-Jung Lee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3936 PubMed 29109910

October 19, 2017

The neuroprotective effect of nicotine in Parkinson’s disease models is associated with inhibiting PARP-1 and caspase-3 cleavage

4 citations

356 downloads

1,447 views

Justin Y.D. Lu, Ping Su, James E.M. Barber, Joanne E. Nash, Anh D. Le, Fang Liu, Albert H.C. Wong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3933 PubMed 29062606

May 18, 2017

Toxicity, repellency and flushing out in Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) exposed to the repellents DEET and IR3535

2 citations

145 downloads

1,033 views

Mercedes M.N. Reynoso, Emilia A. Seccacini, Javier A. Calcagno, Eduardo N. Zerba, Raúl A. Alzogaray

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3292 PubMed 28533956

May 9, 2017

Intervention effects of five cations and their correction on hemolytic activity of tentacle extract from the jellyfish Cyanea capillata

142 downloads

1,422 views

Hui Zhang, Qianqian Wang, Liang Xiao, Liming Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3338 PubMed 28503385

April 12, 2017

Meloxicam ameliorates the cartilage and subchondral bone deterioration in monoiodoacetate-induced rat osteoarthritis

408 downloads

1,330 views

Előd Nagy, Enikő Vajda, Camil Vari, Sándor Sipka, Ana-Maria Fárr, Emőke Horváth

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3185 PubMed 28413731

April 11, 2017

Effects of chronic exposure to clothianidin on the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

1 citation

323 downloads

1,098 views

Kate Basley, Dave Goulson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3177 PubMed 28413730

March 21, 2017

Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract protects lymphocytes against histone-induced apoptosis

4 citations

285 downloads

1,140 views

Ping Chang, Bing Mo, David M. Cauvi, Ying Yu, Zhenhui Guo, Jian Zhou, Qiong Huang, Qitao Yan, Guiming Chen, Zhanguo Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3108 PubMed 28344907

October 20, 2016

Effects of 14-day oral low dose selenium nanoparticles and selenite in rat—as determined by metabolite pattern determination

5 citations

585 downloads

1,344 views

Niels Hadrup, Katrin Loeschner, Kasper Skov, Gitte Ravn-Haren, Erik H. Larsen, Alicja Mortensen, Henrik R. Lam, Henrik L. Frandsen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2601 PubMed 27781177

June 28, 2016

Modulation of the behavioral and electrical responses to the repellent DEET elicited by the pre-exposure to the same compound in Blattella germanica

3 citations

171 downloads

986 views

Valeria Sfara, Gastón A. Mougabure-Cueto, Paola A. González-Audino

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2150 PubMed 27375967

March 17, 2016

Mechanism of action of novel piperazine containing a toxicant against human liver cancer cells

3 citations

1,328 downloads

9,513 views

Nima Samie, Sekaran Muniandy, MS Kanthimathi, Batoul Sadat Haerian

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1588 PubMed 27019772

January 26, 2016

The Tibetan medicine Zuotai influences clock gene expression in the liver of mice

8 citations

361 downloads

1,785 views

Huan Li, Wen-Kai Li, Yuan-Fu Lu, Li-Xin Wei, Jie Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1632 PubMed 26855871

April 9, 2015

Relationship between cold pressor pain-sensitivity and sleep quality in opioid-dependent males on methadone treatment

9 citations

381 downloads

1,566 views

Zalina Zahari, Chee Siong Lee, Soo Choon Tan, Nasir Mohamad, Yeong Yeh Lee, Rusli Ismail

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.839 PubMed 25870765

March 5, 2015

Artemisinin mimics calorie restriction to trigger mitochondrial biogenesis and compromise telomere shortening in mice

6 citations

628 downloads

2,489 views

Da-Ting Wang, Jiang He, Ming Wu, Si-Ming Li, Qian Gao, Qing-Ping Zeng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.822 PubMed 25780774

September 9, 2014

Psoralidin induces autophagy through ROS generation which inhibits the proliferation of human lung cancer A549 cells

25 citations

951 downloads

2,951 views

Wenhui Hao, Xuenong Zhang, Wenwen Zhao, Xiuping Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.555 PubMed 25250213

July 17, 2014

Take a stand on your decisions, or take a sit: posture does not affect risk preferences in an economic task

2 citations

788 downloads

2,005 views

Megan K. O’Brien, Alaa A. Ahmed

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.475 PubMed 25083345

September 10, 2013

Do N-arachidonyl-glycine (NA-glycine) and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) share mode of action and the binding site on the β₂ subunit of GABA_A receptors?

7 citations

334 downloads

1,520 views

Roland Baur, Jürg Gertsch, Erwin Sigel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.149 PubMed 24058880

August 1, 2013

Microsaccades restore the visibility of minute foveal targets

20 citations

352 downloads

1,833 views

Francisco M. Costela, Michael B. McCamy, Stephen L. Macknik, Jorge Otero-Millan, Susana Martinez-Conde

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.119 PubMed 23940832