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List of works by Francisco L Torres-Leal

ACE-modulated adiposity is related to higher energy expenditure and independent of lipolysis and glucose incorporation into lipids in adipocytes

scientific article published on 6 October 2017

Chronic glucocorticoid treatment enhances lipogenic activity in visceral adipocytes of male Wistar rats.

scientific article published on 13 February 2014

Cross-sectional, school-based study of 14-19 year olds showed that raised blood pressure was associated with obesity and abdominal obesity.

scientific article published on 9 December 2016

Design and Objectives of the South American Youth/Child Cardiovascular and Environmental (SAYCARE) Study.

scientific article published in March 2018

Hypoglycaemic effect of resveratrol in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats is impaired when supplemented in association with leucine

scientific article published on 06 November 2019

Influence of magnesium on insulin resistance in obese women

scientific article published on 02 July 2014

Influence of the physical exercise on decrease in the gastric emptying and alter appetite and food behavior in rats dexamethasone-treatment

scientific article published on 09 July 2019

Is Self-Reported Physical Fitness Useful for Estimating Fitness Levels in Children and Adolescents? A Reliability and Validity Study

scientific article published on 18 June 2019

Is the Measurement of Blood Pressure by Automatic Monitor in the South American Pediatric Population Accurate? SAYCARE Study

scientific article published in March 2018

L-leucine supplementation worsens the adiposity of already obese rats by promoting a hypothalamic pattern of gene expression that favors fat accumulation.

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Leucine is essential for attenuating fetal growth restriction caused by a protein-restricted diet in rats.

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Leucine supplementation improves adiponectin and total cholesterol concentrations despite the lack of changes in adiposity or glucose homeostasis in rats previously exposed to a high-fat diet.

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Long-term leucine supplementation reduces fat mass gain without changing body protein status of aging rats

scientific article published on 26 August 2011

Magnesium Status and Its Relationship with C-Reactive Protein in Obese Women

scientific article published on 17 May 2015

Maternal postnatal high-fat diet, rather than gestational diet, affects morphology and mTOR pathway in skeletal muscle of weaning rat.

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Metabolic disorders and adipose tissue insulin responsiveness in neonatally STZ-induced diabetic rats are improved by long-term melatonin treatment

scientific article published on 28 February 2012

Nutrient-adjusted high-fat diet is associated with absence of periepididymal adipose tissue inflammation: is there a link with adequate micronutrient levels?

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Oral pharmacological activation of hypothalamic guanylate cyclase 2C receptor stimulates brown fat thermogenesis to reduce body weight

scientific article published on 17 January 2020

Palmitoleic acid (n-7) increases white adipocyte lipolysis and lipase content in a PPARα-dependent manner

scientific article published on 10 September 2013

Palmitoleic acid (n-7) increases white adipocytes GLUT4 content and glucose uptake in association with AMPK activation.

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Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) almond oil attenuates carbon tetrachloride-induced acute hepatic injury in rats: Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects

scientific article published on 10 September 2016

Reliability and validity of an FFQ for South American children and adolescents from the SAYCARE study

scientific article published on 12 September 2019

Reply-Letter to the Editor-The lipid accumulation product is a powerful tool to predict metabolic syndrome in undiagnosed Brazilian adults.

scientific article published on 8 March 2017

Sampling and processing blood samples within the South American Youth/Child cARdiovascular and Environmental (SAYCARE) Study

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

Selective regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism by the AMP-activated protein kinase pathway in late-pregnant rats.

scientific article published on 27 August 2014

The lipid accumulation product is a powerful tool to predict metabolic syndrome in undiagnosed Brazilian adults.

scientific article published on 28 December 2016

The role of inflamed adipose tissue in the insulin resistance

scientific article published on December 2, 2010

Thyroid Function in Human Obesity: Underlying Mechanisms.

scientific article published on 6 December 2016