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Ana Paula Tavares

Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaORCID 0000-0002-6866-2946Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2

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Aderbal S. AguiariD· 2 shared Ana Cristina de Bem AlvesiD· 2 shared Gabriela PannataiD· 2 shared Naiara de Souza SantosiD· 2 shared Ana Elisa SpeckiD· 1 shared Ângelo R. ToméiD· 1 shared Hémelin Resende FariasiD· 1 shared Jade de OliveiraiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMay 24, 2023

The Striatal Heterodimers A2AR-D2Rs Are Linked To Ergogenic Effects Of Caffeine

Ana Cristina de Bem Alves, Naiara de Souza Santos, Ana Paula Tavares…·Aderbal S. Aguiar

This study shows that striatal A2AR-D2R heterodimers are involved in caffeine's ergogenic effects, specifically affecting motor control and power enhancement.

DOI 10.1101/2023.05.24.541930

mouseexperimental assay

NeurosciencePurinergic SignallingPeer-reviewedJan 25, 2023

The striatum drives the ergogenic effects of caffeine

Ana Cristina de Bem Alves, Ana Elisa Speck, Hémelin Resende Farias…·Aderbal S. Aguiar

This study shows that caffeine's ergogenic effects are mediated by the striatum through neuroplasticity and mitochondrial changes in mice.

12 citations

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