CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Has experience in Physiology, focusing on Endocrinal Physiology, Anatomy, Histologist, Molecular and Cell Biology. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The proopiomelanocortin (POMC) is a prohormone of 241 amino acids mainly produced by the pituitary. After processing it results at various peptides such as adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH). Studies with animals POMC - / -showed that animals which survive to adulthood are obese, with pigmentation defects and severe adrenal insufficiency, reflecting the dependency of the POMC derived pep…
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