ABSTRACTS

Area: Biologically Active Peptides
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S-1 - EXTRACELLULAR PEPTIDADES FROM COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS (C. POSADASII) AND PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII: REACTIVITY OF CULTURE FILTRATES WITH SERUM FROM PSEUDALLESCCHERIOSE´S PATIENT
Haido, R.M.T. (UNIRIO); Lopes.B.G.B.P. (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)); Bezerra,C.C.F. (FIOCRUZ); Macedo,R.C.L. (FIOCRUZ); Santos, A.L. (); Wanke,B. (FIOCRUZ); Lázera,M.S. (FIOCRUZ); Nishikawa,M.M. (FIOCRUZ); Cardoso,C.M.A (UNIRIO); Vermelho, A.B. ()

Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  C. immitis, P. boydii, peptidases, ELISA, zymogram
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S-2 - INHIBITORY EFFECT OF DEFENSIN RSAFP2 IN THE GROWTH OF DIFFERENT CANDIDA ISOLATES IN VITRO AND IN THE DISSEMINATION OF C. ALBICANS IN MICE.
Tavares P M (UFRJ-IMPG)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  defensin, glycosphingolipids, glucosylceramide
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S-3 - RMN STUDIES AND SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS AS A TOOL FOR STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATION OF NEW BIOACTIVE PEPTIDE FROM THE LATEX OF JATROPHA CURCAS L.
Altei, W.F. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Cilli, E.M. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Bolzani, V.S. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Torres, L.B. (); Young, M.C.Y. (); Barbosa, S.C. (Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho); MENDES-GIANNINI, M.J.S. (Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Araraquara); Lopes, E.M.C ()
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Jatropha curcas L., Latex, Peptide, Structural Elucidation
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S-4 - ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITIES OF SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE AGAINST THE CLINICALLY ISOLATED MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT AND BIOFILM-FORMING STRAINS
Hahm, K-S. (Chosun University)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Biofilm-forming strain, Multi-drug resistant, Synthetic peptides
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S-5 - DNA GYRASE ACTIVITY INHIBITION BY PEPTIDES FROM CCDB PROTEIN
Garrido, S.S. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Cotrim, C.A. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Trovatti, E. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Marchetto, R. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  CcdB toxin, DNA gyrase, peptides
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S-6 - PRELIMINAR CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL DIVALENT CATION DEPENDENT HEMOLYSIN ISOLATED FROM THE SKIN SECRETION OF THE FROG ODONTOPHRYNUS CULTRIPES
Libério, M.S. (UnB); Fontes, W. (UnB-ICB); Sousa, M.V. (UnB); Pires Jr, O.R. (); Sebben, A. (); Castro, M.S. (UnB-ICB)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  divalent cation-dependence, hemolysin, Odontophrynus cultripes, skin secretion
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S-7 - SCREENING AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERICIDAL PEPTIDES FROM LIPPIA GENUS
Almeida, R.G. (UCB-DF); Neto, S.M. (UCB-DF); Costa, F.T. (UCB-DF); Franco, O.L. (UCB-DF)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Lippia, antimicrobial peptides, biotechnological antibiotics
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S-8 - ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES ARE LYTIC TO ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII
SACRAMENTO R. S. (UNIFESP); Freitas D. (UNIFESP); Martins, R.M. (UNIFESP); Foronda A. (UNIFESP); Dobroff, A.S. (UNIFESP); Miranda, A. (UNIFESP); Schenkman, S. (UNIFESP)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  ACANTHAMOEBA, ANTIMICROBIAL, PEPTIDES
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S-9 - IN VITRO ANTITUMORAL PROPERTIES OF BOTHROPS ALTERNATUS VENOM
Pujatti, P. B. (CNEN-DF); Soares, M.A. (H2) (CNEN-CDTN-MG); Geoghegan, P. (Centro Nacional de Control de Calidad de Biológicos "Dr. Car); Gouvêa dos Santos, R. (CNEN-CDTN-MG)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Brain tumors, Glioblastoma, Snake venom
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S-10 - CHICKEN MARCKS N-TERMINAL PEPTIDE: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHOSPHORYLATION INFLUENCE IN SER25 AND ANTIBODY BINDING
Tinoco, L.W. (UFRJ-NPPN); Beserra, A. S. (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)); Peixoto, L. B. (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)); Zolessi, F. R. (UDELAR-FC); Arruti, C. (UDELAR-FC)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  protein phosphorylation, neuronal differentiation, circular dichroism, NMR
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S-11 - PURIFICATION AND PARCIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ALPHA-AMYLASE INHIBITOR PEPTIDE ISOLATED FROM RICINUS COMMUNIS LEAVES
Crespo Neto, H.A. (UENF-CBB); Nascimento, V.V. (UENF-CBB); Machado, O.L.T. (UENF-CBB)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  alpha-amylase, inhibitor, Rc-AI 2, Ricinus communis
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S-12 - SCREENING SCORPIONFISH VENOM FOR NOVEL INTEGRIN INHIBITOR
Evangelista, K.S. (University of Müenster)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  fish venom, integrins, integrin inhibitor, Scorpaena plumieri,
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S-13 - DERMASEPTINS AND PHYLLOSEPTINS OF PHYLLOMEDUSA (HYLIDAE) SECRETION
Mandel, S.M.S. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Mundim N. C. C. R. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Prates, M.V. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Silva, L.P. (H1) (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Bloch Jr., C. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  dermaseptins, phyllomedusa, phylloseptins
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S-14 - CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROCYSTINS FROM ELEVEN BRAZILIAN STRAINS OF MICROCYSTIS BY ESI-MS/MS
Braga, R.C (USP-FCF); Anjos, F. M. (USP-FCF); Kujbida, P. (USP-FCF); Silva, D.O. (H1) (UFV); Nery-Silva, P. (UNIMONTES); Colepicolo, P. (USP-IQ); Pinto, E. (USP-FCF)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Microcystis, microcystin, ESI-MS/MS
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S-15 - EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY OF VENTRICULAR REMODELING
Mascarenhas, M. (Centro Universitário Metodista - IPA); Clausen (UFRGS)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  heart failure,, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, collagen, matrix metalloproteinase, ventricular remodeling
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S-16 - MELITTIN-INDUCED PLATELET SIGNALING AND AGGREGATION
Terra, R.M.S. (UFRGS); Pinto, A.F.M. (UFRGS-CBIOT); Berger, M. (UFRGS-CBIOT); Kobe, S. (UFRGS-CBIOT); Juliano, M.A (UNIFESP); Juliano, L. (UNIFESP); Guimarães, J.A. (UFRGS)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Melittin, Platelet aggregation, Platelet adhesion
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S-17 - BRADYKININ INTO AMYGDALA INDUCES THERMAL HYPERALGESIA IN RATS
Silva.C. (UFSM); Dalmolin, G.D. (UFSM); Bellé, N. (UFSM); Rubin, M.A. (); Mello, C.F. (); Ferreira, J. (UFSM)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  glutamate, kinin, peptide
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S-18 - ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL 2S ALBUMIN WITH ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES FROM SESAMUM INDICUM L.
Neto, S.M. (UCB-DF); Costa, F.T. (UCB-DF); Almeida, R.G. (UCB-DF); Amaro, D. S. (UCB-DF); Bloch Jr., C. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Vasconcelos, I.M. (UFC); Oliveira, J.T.A. (UFC); Franco, O.L. (UCB-DF)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  antimicrobial peptides, gram-negative bacteria, Sesamum indicum, plant defense
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S-19 - GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN BRADYKININ-RELATED PEPTIDES OF TREE-FROGS BELONGING PHYLLOMEDUSA GENUS
Mundim N. C. C. R. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Mandel, S.M.S. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Prates, M.V. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Silva, L.P. (H1) (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Bloch Jr., C. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Bradykinin-like, Mass spectrometer, Phyllomedusa
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S-20 - ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES IN TOXIN OF NEPHILENGYS CRUENTATA SPIDER
GRIGNOUX, F. (Insituto Butantan); Silva Jr, P.I. (Instituto Butantan); Pierangeli, N. (Instituto Butantan); Portaro, F. (); Camargo, A.C.M. (Instituto Butantan)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  antimicrobial peptide, toxin, spider, Nephilengys cruentata
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S-21 - STUDY OF STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP OF SHEPHERIN I, A NEW GLYCINE AND HISTIDINE-RICH ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE
Remuzgo, C. (USP-IQ); Daffre, S. (USP-ICBI); Miranda, M.T.M. (USP-IQ)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Antimicrobial peptide, glycine- and histidine-rich peptide, peptide synthesis, peptide structure
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S-22 - IDENTIFICATION OF A PEPTIDE FROM RANA CATESBEIANA SKIN WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA
Farias, L.R. (UCB-DF); Costa, F.T. (UCB-DF); J.F. Mourot (UCB-DF); Franco, O.L. (UCB-DF)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Antimicrobial peptides, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Rana catesbeiana
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S-23 - ANTIFUNGAL PISUM SATIVUM DEFENSIN 1 INTERACTS WITH NEUROSPORA CRASSA CYCLIN F RELATED TO THE CELL CYCLE
Lobo, D.S. (UFRJ); Fragel-Madeira, L. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Pereira, I.B. (UFRJ-IBqM); Medeiros, L.N. (UFRJ); Cabral, L.M. (UFRJ-IBqM); FARIA, J. (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)); Linden, R. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Kurtenbach, E. (UFRJ-IBCCF)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Pisum sativum defensin 1, Cell cyle, Nuclear targets, Two-hybrid
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S-24 - PROBING ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE-MEMBRANE INTERACTIONS USING CALORIMETRY AND DETERMINING VESICLE LEAKAGE RATES
Daghastanli, K.R.P. (USP-IQ); Maximiano, F.A. (); Miranda, A. (UNIFESP); Cuccovia, I.M. (USP-IQ)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  antimicrobial peptide, calorimetry, fluorescence, liposome
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S-25 - SYNTHETIC LYSINE-RICH AGENTS BASED UPON THE FROG PEPTIDE OCELLATIN 4 PRESENT ENHANCED CYTOLYTIC ACTIVITY
Nascimento, A.C. (H2) (UnB-ICB); Cilli, E.M. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Sousa, M.V. (UnB); Fontes, W. (UnB-ICB); Castro, M.S. (UnB-ICB)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  antibacterial, cytolytic, hemolytic, ocellatin 4, peptide
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S-26 - SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE ANALOGUES OF HY-A1: PEPTIDE ISOLATED FROM THE SKIN SECRETION OF HYLA ALBOPUNCTATA
Crusca, E. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Rezende, A. A. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Castro, M.S. (UnB-ICB); MENDES-GIANNINI, M.J.S. (Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Araraquara); Cilli, E.M. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  SPFS, CD, spectroscopy fluorescence, antimicrobial activity peptide
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S-27 - MOLECULAR CLONING OF CRUSTIN GENE SEQUENCES FROM THE HEMOLYMPH OF INDIGENOUS PENAEID SHRIMP
Barracco, M.A.A.M. (UFSC); Rosa, R.D. (UFSC)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  antimicrobial peptides, cDNA cloning, crustins, penaeid shrimp
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S-28 - BIOLOGICAL EFFECT-DRIVEN BIOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SKIN SECRETION OF THE TREE-FROG PHYLLOMEDUSA HYPOCHONDRIALIS.
Conceição, K. (Instituto Butantan); Konno, K. (UNESP-IB, Rio Claro); Melo, R.L. (Instituto Butantan); Lima C (Instituto Butantan); Bruni, F.M. (Instituto Butantan); Pareja-Santos A (Instituto Butantan); Antoniazzi, M.M. (Instituto Butantan); Jared, C. (Instituto Butantan); Gilio JM (Instituto Butantan); Silva, C.A. (H3) (Instituto Butantan); Conceição IM (Instituto Butantan); Sciani J (Instituto Butantan); Ferreira, M.L. (); Borella MI (USP-ICB III); Camargo, A.C.M. (Instituto Butantan); Pimenta, D.C. (Instituto Butantan); Prezoto, B.C. ()
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Antimicrobial peptides, Bradykinin, BPP, Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis, Skin secretion
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S-29 - SCREENING FOR SPECIE-SPECIFIC PEPTIDES FROM HYPSIBOAS PUNCTATUS SKIN SECRETION
Magalhães, M.T.Q. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Barbosa, E.A. (UnB); Silva, L.P. (H1) (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Prates, M.V. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Andrade, A.C. (H1) (EMBRAPA-Cenargen); Bloch Jr., C. (EMBRAPA-Cenargen)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Bioactive peptides, De Novo sequencing, Hypsiboas punctatus
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S-30 - STUDYING PLANTARICIN 149-MEMBRANE INTERACTIONS BY SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS
Beltramini, L.M. (USP-IFSC); Tonarelli, G. (); Lopes, J.L.S. (USP-IFSC)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  antimicrobial peptide, circular dichroism, liposome, surface plasmon resonance
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S-31 - EFFECTS OF VITAMIN E AND PROINSULIN C-PEPTIDE ON HYDROGEN PEROXIDE-INDUCED CYTOTOXICITY IN RINM5F CELLS AND RAT PANCREATIC ISLETS
Mares-Guia, T.R. (USP-IQ); D.B.Mariani (USP-IQ); SANTOS, E. O. (USP-IQ); Campos, A.C.V. (USP-IQ); G. Grazioli (USP-IQ); Sogayar, M.C. (USP-IQ)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  rat pancreatic islets, hydrogen peroxide, c-peptide, vitamin E, diabetes mellitus
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S-32 - COMBINED USE OF THE BRADYKININ B1R ANTAGONIST R954 AND THE CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENT DACARBAZINE INCREASED GLOBAL SURVIVAL OF MELANOMA BEARING MICE
Costa, P.L.N. (USP-FM); Andrade, L.N.S. (USP-FM); Nantel F (University of Sherbrooke); Battistini B (University of Sherbrooke); Sirois P (University of Sherbrooke); Chammas, R. (USP-FM)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Bradykinin receptor 1, Melanoma, R-954, Tumor nicroenvironment
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S-33 - EFFECTS OF PROINSULIN C-PEPTIDE ON CYTOKINE-MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY IN RINM5F CELLS AND RAT PANCREATIC ISLETS
SANTOS, E. O. (USP-IQ); Mares-Guia, T.R. (USP-IQ); D.B.Mariani (USP-IQ); Campos, A.C.V. (USP-IQ); G. Grazioli (USP-IQ); Sogayar, M.C. (USP-IQ)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  c-peptide, cytokine, diabetes mellitus, pancreatic islets, RINm5F
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S-34 - TARGETING PEPTIDES TO HER2 USING PHAGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
Suarez, E.R. (UNIFESP); Takahama, P.H. (FMABC); Bonaldi, C.M. (FMABC); Nohara, A. (UNIFESP); Theodoro, T.R. (FMABC); Del Giglio, A (Faculdade de Medicina do ABC); Nader, H.B. (UNIFESP); Pinhal, M.A.S. (UNIFESP)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  HER2, Peptides, Phage display
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S-35 - IDENTIFICATION OF PROTEASE INHIBITOR AND ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES IN LASIODORA SP HEMOLYMPH
Tanaka, A.S. (UNIFESP); DeMarco, R. (H1) (UNIFESP/EPM, Infar); Ferreira, F.R.B. (UPE-ICB); Bezerra, M.S. da S. (UPE-ICB); Mendonça, T.F. (UPE-ICB); Luz, B.R.A. (UPE-ICB); Cavalcanti, M.S.M. (UPE-ICB); Camargo de Morais, M.M. (UFPE-LIKA); Paiva, P.M.G. (UFPE); Silva Jr, P.I. (Instituto Butantan)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  antimicrobial peptides, Lasiodora, protease inhibitor
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S-36 - EFFECTS OF CROTAMINE, CROTOXIN AND L-AMINOACID-OXIDASE ON VIABILITY OF INSULIN-PRODUCING RINM5F CELLS
Moure, MCR (UNICAMP); Souza K.L.A. (); Boschero, A.C. (); Toyama, M.H. (UNESP-FCBCSV)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  CROTAMINE, CROTOXIN, L-AMINOACID-OXIDASE, RINm5F CELLS
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S-37 - PEPTOID SEQUENCING BY MASS SPECTROMETRY
Ferreira, V.H.M. (UnB); Cunha, R.B. (UnB-IQ)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  Mass Spectrometry, Peptides, Peptidomimetics, Peptoids, Sequencing
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S-38 - INTERACTION BETWEEN PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM DENGUE VIRUS CAPSID PROTEIN AND MODEL MEMBRANES
da Poian, A.T. (UFRJ-ICB); Higa, L.M. (UFRJ-CCS); Castanho, M.A.R.B. (FC-UL)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  capsid protein, dengue virus, fluorescence
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 SP.27-01 - NAP: RECENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEUROPROTECTIVE DRUG CANDIDATE
Gozes, I. (Tau)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  neuroprotective, NAP
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 SP.27-02 - TRANSPORT OF UROCORTIN AND LEPTIN IN CEREBRAL MICROVESSELS AND THE IMPLICATIONS IN OBESITY
Kasting, A.J. (PBRC); Pan, W. (PBRC)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  urocortin, leptin, blood-brain barrier, transport, receptor
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 SP.27-03 - CART PEPTIDES: REGULATORS OF APPETITE AND ADDICTION
Kuhar, M.J. (EUSM)
Area: Biologically Active Peptides
Keywords:  CART, peptides
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