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ResearcherID: K-3959-2013
Ciência ID: 2512-BC8E-4984
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Scopus Author ID: 57208190061

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Cannabinoids; Neural Stem Cells; Neurodevelopment; Neurodegeneration; Neurogenesis

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Portugal

Biography

PhD in Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience, specializing in non-psychoactive cannabinoids' impact on neural stem cell differentiation for neurodegenerative diseases. MSc in Neuroscience from King's College London with expertise in modelling Parkinson's disease. Research interests include cannabinoids, neural stem cells, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, neurogenesis, and pharmacology. Committed to advancing neuroscience and making significant contributions to the field.

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Employment (6)

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes: Lisboa, PT

2018-04 to 2023-12 | PhD student at ASebastião Lab (Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências)
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Diogo M. Lourenço

Fundação Champalimaud: Lisboa, PT

2017-01 to 2017-12 | Trainee Researcher (Lima Lab - Neuroethology)
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Diogo M. Lourenço

Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience: London, London, GB

2016-01 to 2016-09 | Graduate researcher (Hirth Lab - Neural Circuits and Behaviour)
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Diogo M. Lourenço

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: London, GB

2015-01 to 2015-06 | Graduate researcher (Division of Women's Health)
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Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia: Oeiras, PT

2014-03 to 2014-06 | Undergraduate researcher (Beldade Lab - Variation: Development and Selection)
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Diogo M. Lourenço

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2013-04 to 2013-08 | Volunteer (TEC Labs - BioFIG)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2018-04 to 2023-12 | PhD (Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience)
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King's College London: London, London, GB

2014-10 to 2016-12 | MSc Neuroscience
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Diogo M. Lourenço

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências: Lisboa, Lisboa, PT

2011-09 to 2014-06 | BSc in Biology
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Professional activities (4)

International Society for Neurochemistry: Geneva, CH

Travel Award to attend ISN-ASN Meeting in Montréal from 4-8 August, 2019
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International Society for Neurochemistry: Geneva, CH

2019-02 to present
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Células Estaminais e Terapia Celular: Porto, Porto, PT

2019 to present
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociência: Lisboa, PT

2018-05 to present
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Funding (1)

Role of non-psychotic cannabinoids in neural stem cells differentiation: relevance for Multiple Sclerosis

2018-04 to 2023-12 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisbon, PT)
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PD/BD/141784/2018
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Works (39)

Cannabinoid type 2 receptor inhibition enhances the antidepressant and proneurogenic effects of physical exercise after chronic stress

Translational Psychiatry
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/S41398-024-02877-0
WOSUID: WOS:001195087600001
Contributors: Rodrigues, R. S.; Moreira, J. B.; Mateus, J. M.; Barateiro, A.; Paulo, S. L.; Vaz, S. H.; Lourenco, D. M.; Ribeiro, F. F.; Soares, R.; Loureiro-Campos, E. et al.
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Lineage-specific changes in mitochondrial properties during neural stem cell differentiation

Life Science Alliance
2024-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302473
Contributors: Rita Soares; Diogo M Lourenço; Isa F Mota; Ana M Sebastião; Sara Xapelli; Vanessa A Morais
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Cannabidivarin and its neurogenic potential as a novel target for Rett syndrome

Journal of Neurochemistry
2023 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:001057599800182
Contributors: Lourenco, Diogo M.; Zavalko, Svitlana; Santos, Sonia Sa; Mateus, Joana M.; Rodrigues, Rui S.; Miranda-Lourenco, Catarina; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Mouro, Francisco M.; Sola, Susana; Diogenes, Maria Jose et al.
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Cannabidivarin and its neurogenic potential as a novel target for Rett syndrome

Journal of Neurochemistry
2023 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:001057599800342
Contributors: Lourenco, Diogo M.; Zavalko, Svitlana; Santos, Sonia Sa; Mateus, Joana M.; Rodrigues, Rui S.; Miranda-Lourenco, Catarina; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Mouro, Francisco M.; Sola, Susana; Diogenes, Maria Jose et al.
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Cannabinoid type 2 receptor inhibition enhances the antidepressant and proneurogenic effects of physical exercise after chronic stress

BioRxiv
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.24.538087
WOSUID: PPRN:65048787
Contributors: Rodrigues, Rui Miguel Silva; Moreira, Joao Baptista; Vaz, Sandra Cristina Henriques; Barateiro, Andreia Pereira Barateiro; Paulo, Sara Raquel Landeira Nabais; Mateus, Joana Moura; Lourenco, Diogo Miguel da Palma; Ribeiro, Filipa Ferreira Cunha; Loureiro-Campos, Eduardo Manuel; Bielefeld, Pascal et al.
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CANNABINOID TYPE 2 RECEPTOR INHIBITION ENHANCES THE ANTIDEPRESSANT AND PRONEUROGENIC EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE AFTER CHRONIC STRESS

Wound Repair and Regeneration
2023 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:001175088800033
Contributors: Rodrigues, R. S.; Moreira, J. B.; Vaz, S. H.; Barateiro, A.; Paulo, S. L.; Mateus, J. M.; Lourenco, D. M.; Ribeiro, F. F.; Loureiro-Campos, E.; Bielefeld, P. et al.
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Countering chronic stress with cannabinoid type 2 receptors and physical exercise: A neurogenic focus

Journal of Neurochemistry
2023 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:001057599800268
Contributors: Rodrigues, Rui S.; Moreira, Joao B.; Barateiro, Andreia; Vaz, Sandra; Paulo, Sara L.; Mateus, Joana M.; Lourenco, Diogo M.; Ribeiro, Filipa F.; Campos-Loureiro, Eduardo; Bielefeld, Pascal et al.
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Run, brain, run! In vitro and in vivo modulation of adult oligodendrogenesis by BDNF

Journal of Neurochemistry
2023 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:001057599800183
Contributors: Mateus, Joana M.; Moreira, Joao B.; Lourenco, Diogo M.; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Dawson, Neil; Xapelli, Sara
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Uncovering mitochondrial properties as novel targets for neural stem cell differentiation in the subventricular zone

Journal of Neurochemistry
2023 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:001057599800346
Contributors: Soares, Rita; Mota, Isa F.; Lourenco, Diogo M.; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Xapelli, Sara; Morais, Vanessa A.
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Uncovering mitochondrial properties as novel targets for neural stem cell differentiation in the subventricular zone

Journal of Neurochemistry
2023 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:001057599800246
Contributors: Soares, Rita; Mota, Isa F.; Lourenco, Diogo M.; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Xapelli, Sara; Morais, Vanessa A.
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Unravelling a novel role for cannabidivarin in the modulation of subventricular zone postnatal neurogenesis

European Journal of Pharmacology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.EJPHAR.2023.176079
WOSUID: WOS:001096553800001
Contributors: Lourenco, Diogo M.; Soares, Rita; Sa-Santos, Sonia; Mateus, Joana M.; Rodrigues, Rui S.; Moreira, Joao B.; Vaz, Sandra H.; Sebastia, Ana M.; Sola, Susana; Xapelli, Sara
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Unravelling a novel role for Cannabidivarin in the modulation of subventricular zone postnatal neurogenesis

BioRxiv
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.16.540990
WOSUID: PPRN:69781017
Contributors: Lourenco, Diogo M.; Soares, Rita; Santos, Sonia Sa; Mateus, Joana M; Rodrigues, Rui S; Moreira, Joao B; Vaz, Sandra H; Sebastiao, Ana M; Sola, Susana; Xapelli, Sara
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BDNF, adenosine A2AR and cannabinoid receptors: a triad of regulators of postnatal oligodendrogenesis

Journal of Neurochemistry
2022 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:000844569000246
Contributors: Mateus, Joana M.; Moreira, Joao B.; Lourenco, Diogo M.; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Dawson, Neil; Xapelli, Sara
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Cannabidivarin and neural stem cells, a new hope for Rett syndrome?

Journal of Neurochemistry
2022 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:000844569000103
Contributors: Lourenco, Diogo Miguel; Zavalko, Svitlana; Soares, Rita; Mateus, Joana Moura; Rodrigues, Rui Silva; Miranda-Lourenco, Catarina; Sebastiao, Ana; Mouro, Francisco; Diogenes, Maria Jose; Xapelli, Sara
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Characterizing the role of mitochondrial dynamics in postnatal neural stem cell fate

Journal of Neurochemistry
2022 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:000844569000105
Contributors: Soares, Rita; Mota, Isa F.; Lourenco, Diogo M.; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Xapelli, Sara; Morais, Vanessa A.
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Searching for modulators of adult oligodendrogenesis

Glia
2021 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:000666583100466
Contributors: Mateus, J. M.; Lourenco, D. M.; Sebastiao, A. M.; Xapelli, S.
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The neurosphere assay: an effective <i>in vitro</i> technique to study neural stem cells

Neural Regeneration Research
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.310678
WOSUID: WOS:000634326700023
Contributors: Soares, Rita; Ribeiro, Filipa F.; Lourenco, Diogo M.; Rodrigues, Rui S.; Moreira, Joao B.; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Morais, Vanessa A.; Xapelli, Sara
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Isolation and Expansion of Neurospheres from Postnatal (P1-3) Mouse Neurogenic Niches

Journal of Visualized Experiments
2020 | Journal article
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Contributors: Rita Soares; Filipa F. Ribeiro; Lourenço, Diogo M.; Rui S. Rodrigues; João B. Moreira; Ana M. Sebastião; Vanessa A. Morais; Sara Xapelli
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Isolation and Expansion of Neurospheres from Postnatal (P1-3) Mouse Neurogenic Niches

Journal of Visualized Experiments
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3791/60822
WOSUID: WOS:000546406600175
Contributors: Soares, Rita; Ribeiro, Filipa F.; Lourenco, Diogo M.; Rodrigues, Rui S.; Moreira, Joao B.; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Morais, Vanessa A.; Xapelli, Sara
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Neural Stem Cells and Cannabinoids in the Spotlight as Potential Therapy for Epilepsy

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/IJMS21197309
WOSUID: WOS:000586650800001
Contributors: Lourenco, Diogo M.; Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Leonor; Sebastiao, Ana M.; Diogenes, Maria J.; Xapelli, Sara
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Not just nociception: regulation of postnatal neurogenesis by TRPV1

ScienceOpen Posters
2020-07 | Conference poster
DOI: 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-.PPBBXOH.v1
Contributors: Sara Xapelli; Ana Sebastião; Rui Rodrigues; Rita Soares; Diogo Lourenço
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Mitochondrial Dynamics: impact on adult neural stem cell fate

2020-07-10 | Preprint
DOI: 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-.PPVI8US.v1
Contributors: Rita Soares; Diogo M. Lourenço; Jonathan Verduyckt; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli; Vanessa A. Morais
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Cannabidivarin, capsaicin and the multiple fates of neural stem cells

Journal of Neurochemistry
2019 | Journal article
WOSUID: WOS:000478639800247
Contributors: Lourenco, D.; Soares, R.; Rodrigues, R.; Sebastiao, A.; Xapelli, S.
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Cannabinoid actions on Rett Syndrome’s associated deficits and its effect on post-natal Neurogenesis in a female MECP2-mutant mouse mode

5th Meeting of the Mind-Brain College of the University of Lisbon
2019-11 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-1816654
Contributors: Zavalko S; Mouro FM; Diogo M. Lourenço; Miranda-Lourenço C; Ana M. Sebastião; Diógenes, MJ; Xapelli Sara
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Modulation of neural stem cells by Cannabidivarin and Capsaicin

5th Meeting of the Mind-Brain College of the University of Lisbon
2019-11 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-1723528
Contributors: Lourenço, Diogo M.; Rita Soares; Rui S. Rodrigues; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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Cannabidivarin and Capsaicin as modulators of neural stem cells

11th International Meeting of Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies
2019-10 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-1723856
Contributors: Lourenço, Diogo M.; Rita Soares; Rui S. Rodrigues; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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Subventricular zone neurogenesis regulation by exercise factors and cannabinoid type 2 receptor

iMed Conference 11.0
2019-10 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-1817230
Contributors: João B. Moreira; Rui S. Rodrigues; Diogo M. Lourenço; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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Unveiling the role of cannabinoid type 2 receptor and exercise-regulated neurotrophic factors in subventricular zone neurogenesis

11th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies
2019-10-09 | Conference abstract
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88945-675-8
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ISBN: 9782889456758
Contributors: João B. Moreira; Rui S. Rodrigues; Diogo M. Lourenço; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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Cannabidivarin, capsaicin and the multiple fates of neural stem cells

ISN-ASN Meeting 2019 – Montréal, Canada
2019-07 | Conference abstract
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14776
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cv-prod-id-1723980

ISSN: 0022-3042
ISSN: 1471-4159
Contributors: Lourenço, Diogo M.; Rita Soares; Rui S. Rodrigues; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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Cannabidivarin and Capsaicin promote neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells

IV Eurogenesis Meeting – Bordeaux, France
2019-06 | Conference poster
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Contributors: Lourenço, Diogo M.; Rita Soares; Rui S. Rodrigues; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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The effect of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid Cannabidivarin and TRPV1 agonist Capsaicin on neural stem cell differentiation

XVI Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurociências SPN - Meeting 2019
2019-06 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-1724385
Contributors: Lourenço, Diogo M.; Rita Soares; Rui S. Rodrigues; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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Modulation of subventricular zone neurogenesis by cannabinoid type 2 receptor and “exercise-regulated” neurotrophic factors

XVI Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience (SPN2019)
2019-05 | Conference abstract
Part of DOI: 10.3389/conf.fncel.2019.01.00036
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Contributors: João B. Moreira; Rui S. Rodrigues; Lourenço, Diogo M.; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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Neurons or Oligodendrocytes: The effect of Cannabidivarin and Capsaicin on the fate of neural stem/progenitor cells

XIII CAML PhD Students' Meeting 2019
2019-05 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-1724529
Contributors: Lourenço, Diogo M.; Rita Soares; Rui S. Rodrigues; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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Regulation of neural stem cell fate by Cannabidivarin and Capsaicin

IV Portuguese Glial Network Symposium
2019-05 | Conference poster
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Contributors: Lourenço, Diogo M.; Rita Soares; Rui S. Rodrigues; Ana M. Sebastião; Sara Xapelli
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Cannabinoid Actions on Neural Stem Cells: Implications for Pathophysiology

Molecules
2019-04-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24071350
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Role of non-psychoactive cannabinoids in neural stem cell differentiation: relevance for neurodegenerative diseases

III SynaNet Meeting
2018-12 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-332408
Contributors: Lourenço, Diogo M.; Rodrigues, Rui S.; Sebastião, A. M.; Xapelli, S.
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The Influence of Caffeine on Subventricular Zone and Dentate Gyrus Neurogenesis

4th Meeting of the Mind-Brain College of the University of Lisbon
2018-11 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-1817747
Contributors: Marit A. Vink; Diogo M. Lourenço; Rui S. Rodrigues; Ana M. Sebastião; Luísa V. Lopes; Sara Xapelli
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Modelling Parkinson’s Disease in Drosophila: a “prion-like” behaviour of Alpha-Synuclein?

King's College London
2016-09 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying wound-induced pigmentation pattern formation in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana;

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
2014-06 | Report
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