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B. F. Melo

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Ablation of carotid body activity reverses diabesity by improving white and brown adipose tissue sympathetic innervation and metabolism

B. F. Melo, J. F. Sacramento, J. Lavergne, F. O. Martins, D. Rosendo-Silva, C. Panzolini, G. M. Melo, C. S. Prego, A. Falvey, E. Olea, P. Matafome, A. Rocher, J. Prieto-Lloret, M. C. Correia, P. Blancou, S. V. Conde

This study shows that ablating carotid body activity improves metabolic function and weight loss in obese rodents by enhancing adipose tissue sympathetic innervation and metabolism.

bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology

A target enrichment bait set for studying relationships among ostariophysan fishes

B. C. Faircloth, F. Alda, K. Hoekzema, M. D. Burns, C. Oliveira, J. S. Albert, B. F. Melo, L. E. Ochoa, F. F. Roxo, P. Chakrabarty, B. L. Sidlauskas, M. E. Alfaro

The paper designs a bait set to enrich 2,708 ultraconserved nuclear loci from ostariophysan fishes and tests its utility across various phylogenetic scales.

bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2018Evolutionary Biology