Jussara M do Carmo

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Top papers

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1 Obesity-induced hypertension: role of sympathetic nervous system, leptin, and melanocortins. J Biol Chem 2010 2.53
2 Endogenous melanocortin system activity contributes to the elevated arterial pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2008 1.98
3 Inhibitor κB kinase 2 is a myosin light chain kinase in vascular smooth muscle. Circ Res 2013 1.42
4 Hypertension: physiology and pathophysiology. Compr Physiol 2012 1.18
5 A functional melanocortin system may be required for chronic CNS-mediated antidiabetic and cardiovascular actions of leptin. Diabetes 2009 1.10
6 Postmenopausal hypertension: role of the sympathetic nervous system in an animal model. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2013 0.96
7 Chronic central ghrelin infusion reduces blood pressure and heart rate despite increasing appetite and promoting weight gain in normotensive and hypertensive rats. Peptides 2013 0.94
8 Role of proopiomelanocortin neuron Stat3 in regulating arterial pressure and mediating the chronic effects of leptin. Hypertension 2013 0.91
9 Role of leptin and central nervous system melanocortins in obesity hypertension. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2013 0.90
10 Central leptin replacement enhances chemorespiratory responses in leptin-deficient mice independent of changes in body weight. Pflugers Arch 2012 0.86
11 The brain melanocortin system, sympathetic control, and obesity hypertension. Physiology (Bethesda) 2014 0.85
12 Chronic effects of centrally administered adiponectin on appetite, metabolism and blood pressure regulation in normotensive and hypertensive rats. Peptides 2012 0.84