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Karina Santos Gomes

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Cipriano A, Gomes K, Nunes-de-Souza R
Horm Behav . 2016 Apr; 81:59-67. PMID: 27060334
The amygdala (Amy) is an important center that processes threatening stimuli. Among the neurotransmitters implicated in the control of emotional states, the corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) is an important modulator,...
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Mascarenhas D, Gomes K, Nunes-de-Souza R
Behav Brain Res . 2015 Jul; 292:547-54. PMID: 26183651
Recent findings have identified the presence of transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) channels within the dorsal portion of the periaqueductal gray (dPAG), suggesting their involvement in the control of pain...
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Miguel T, Gomes K, Nunes-de-Souza R
Horm Behav . 2014 May; 66(2):247-56. PMID: 24848364
The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the neuropeptide corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) have recently been receiving more attention from those interested in the neurobiology of anxiety. Here, we investigated the CRF...
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Mascarenhas D, Gomes K, Nunes-de-Souza R
Behav Brain Res . 2013 May; 250:308-15. PMID: 23707246
Pharmacological manipulation of TRPV1 (Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid type-1) receptors has been emerging as a novel target in the investigation of anxiety states. Here, we attempt to show the role...
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Amaral V, Gomes K, Nunes-de-Souza R
Horm Behav . 2009 Oct; 57(2):128-33. PMID: 19804780
In recent years, there has been a notable interest in studying prey-predator relationships to develop rodent-based models for the neurobehavioral aspects of stress and emotion. However, despite the growing use...
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Gomes K, de Carvalho-Netto E, Monte K, Acco B, Nogueira P, Nunes-de-Souza R
Brain Res Bull . 2008 Dec; 78(6):323-7. PMID: 19047015
The elevated T-maze (ETM) is an animal model of anxiety-like behavior that assesses two different defensive behavioral tasks in the same animal-acquisition of inhibitory avoidance and latency to escape from...