Alex Rafacho

Florianopolis, SC, Brazil

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Found 67 publications

Developmental timing of repeated dexamethasone exposure determines growth and modulates metabolic responsiveness in adulthood.

Developmental timing of repeated dexamethasone exposure determines growth and modulates metabolic responsiveness in adulthood.

Journal: Biochemical pharmacology
Published: May 15, 2026

Gestational exposure to glyphosate-based herbicide and glucose homeostasis in rats: effects on dams during pregnancy and post-term periods, and on their progeny.

Gestational exposure to glyphosate-based herbicide and glucose homeostasis in rats: effects on dams during pregnancy and post-term periods, and on their progeny.

Journal: Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Published: February 16, 2026

Commercial glyphosate formulations exceed active ingredient toxicity via mitochondrial ROS and transcriptomic disruption.

Commercial glyphosate formulations exceed active ingredient toxicity via mitochondrial ROS and transcriptomic disruption.

Journal: Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA
Published: July 21, 2025

Sex-Specific Differences in the Revascularization of Grafted Pancreatic Islets.

Sex-Specific Differences in the Revascularization of Grafted Pancreatic Islets.

Journal: Cells
Published: June 06, 2025

Structural Concepts, Definition, Classification, and Macronutrient and Food Composition of Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review.

Structural Concepts, Definition, Classification, and Macronutrient and Food Composition of Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review.

Journal: Nutrients
Published: February 19, 2025

Intranasal pramlintide matches intraperitoneal effects on food intake and gastric emptying in mice.

Intranasal pramlintide matches intraperitoneal effects on food intake and gastric emptying in mice.

Journal: Endocrine
Published: November 11, 2024

Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-α is necessary for high fat diet-induced pancreatic β-cell mass expansion and metabolic compensations.

Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-α is necessary for high fat diet-induced pancreatic β-cell mass expansion and metabolic compensations.

Journal: Frontiers in endocrinology
Published: October 15, 2024

Twenty-four weeks of combined training in different environments, aquatic and land, in the type 2 diabetes management (Aquatic and Land Exercise for Diabetes -ALED): protocol of a randomized clinical trial.

Twenty-four weeks of combined training in different environments, aquatic and land, in the type 2 diabetes management (Aquatic and Land Exercise for Diabetes -ALED): protocol of a randomized clinical trial.

Journal: Trials
Published: July 23, 2024

Hyperglucagonemia and glucagon hypersecretion in early type 2 diabetes result from multifaceted dysregulation of pancreatic mouse α-cells.

Hyperglucagonemia and glucagon hypersecretion in early type 2 diabetes result from multifaceted dysregulation of pancreatic mouse α-cells.

Journal: Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology
Published: June 18, 2024

Comparative study of endocrine pancreatic tissue in bats: Assessing variations among frugivorous, insectivorous, and nectarivorous diets.

Comparative study of endocrine pancreatic tissue in bats: Assessing variations among frugivorous, insectivorous, and nectarivorous diets.

Journal: Tissue & cell
Published: February 12, 2024

Moderate chronic sleep perturbation impairs glucose and lipid homeostasis in rats.

Moderate chronic sleep perturbation impairs glucose and lipid homeostasis in rats.

Journal: Sleep
Published: January 27, 2024

Heterogeneity in the preferential diet of neotropical bats impacts the pancreatic islet mass and α and β cell distribution.

Heterogeneity in the preferential diet of neotropical bats impacts the pancreatic islet mass and α and β cell distribution.

Journal: General and comparative endocrinology
Published: July 13, 2023
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Last Updated: 09/26/2026