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Wilma G Kempinas

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Cyr D, Kempinas W, Borges C
Reprod Toxicol . 2022 Oct; 114:7-8. PMID: 36202160
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Barros J, Tonon K, Borges C, Silva P, Lozano A, Pacheco T, et al.
Curr Res Toxicol . 2021 Aug; 1:149-160. PMID: 34345844
Statins are a class of drugs that act lowering lipid levels by inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis. Additionally, statins can act by "pleiotropic effects", related to the inhibition of synthesis of the...
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Borges C, Kiguti L, Pupo A, Kempinas W
Methods Mol Biol . 2021 Jan; 2240:65-76. PMID: 33423227
Contraction of cauda epididymal duct (CE) smooth muscle is one of the very first events of the seminal emission phase of ejaculation. The contraction of CE smooth muscle is governed...
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Borges C, Silva P, Lozano A, Missassi G, Silva R, Anselmo-Franci J, et al.
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol . 2020 Jul; 127(6):525-532. PMID: 32632976
Sibutramine is a non-selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor orally administered for weight loss. In a previous study, we showed pharmacological mechanisms involved in the reduction of sperm quality and fertility of...
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Guerra M, Furlong H, Kempinas W, Foster W
J Appl Toxicol . 2016 May; 36(9):1235-45. PMID: 27135907
Parabens and phthalates are commercial chemicals widely used in the manufacture of industrial and consumer products frequently found as contaminants in biological fluids. We evaluated the effects of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate...
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Pascotto V, Guerra M, Anselmo Franci J, de Camargo J, Kempinas W, Franchi C
J Toxicol Environ Health A . 2015 May; 78(9):602-16. PMID: 25965195
The Brazilian federal government Agency for Health Surveillance detected pesticide residues in fresh food available for consumers all over the country. The current study investigated the effects of a mixture...
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Volpato G, Francia-Farje L, Damasceno D, Oliveira R, Hiruma-Lima C, Kempinas W
An Acad Bras Cienc . 2015 Mar; 87(1):407-15. PMID: 25806990
Citrus aurantium L., commonly known as bitter orange, is widely used in folk medicine, but there is little data in the literature about the effects on pregnancy. The aim of...
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Borges C, Missassi G, Pacini E, Kiguti L, Sanabria M, Silva R, et al.
PLoS One . 2013 Jun; 8(6):e66091. PMID: 23776614
Sperm acquire motility and fertility capacity during epididymal transit, under the control of androgens and sympathetic innervations. It is already known that the acceleration of epididymal sperm transit time can...
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Fernandes G, Arena A, Campos K, Volpato G, Anselmo-Franci J, Damasceno D, et al.
Reprod Biol Endocrinol . 2012 Dec; 10:105. PMID: 23216967
Background: Given the established fact that obesity interferes with male reproductive functions, the present study aimed to evaluate sperm production in the testis and storage in the epididymis in a...
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Fernandes G, Favareto A, Fernandez C, Bellentani F, Arena A, Grassi T, et al.
J Toxicol Environ Health A . 2012 Aug; 75(16-17):1059-69. PMID: 22852855
This study was performed to determine whether developmental exposure (perinatal and juvenile) to the herbicide diuron exerted adverse effects on adult rat male reproductive system. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats received basal...