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Marcelo Farina

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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityMercury impact and mitigation studiesSelenium in Biological SystemsOrganoselenium and organotellurium chemistryParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Marcelo Farina works in Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Mercury impact and mitigation studies, Selenium in Biological Systems, Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments. Recorded institutional associations include Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

261Publications
11,980Citations
63H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Metals, oxidative stress and neurodegeneration: A focus on iron, manganese and mercury

    2012 · 553 citations

  2. Mechanisms of methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity: Evidence from experimental studies

    2011 · 445 citations

  3. Importance of the lipid peroxidation biomarkers and methodological aspects FOR malondialdehyde quantification

    2009 · 427 citations

  4. Oxidative stress in MeHg-induced neurotoxicity

    2011 · 342 citations

  5. Involvement of glutamate and reactive oxygen species in methylmercury neurotoxicity

    2007 · 286 citations

  6. Methylmercury neurotoxicity is associated with inhibition of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase

    2009 · 257 citations

  7. Ascorbic acid treatment, similarly to fluoxetine, reverses depressive-like behavior and brain oxidative damage induced by chronic unpredictable stress

    2011 · 210 citations

  8. Prenatal methylmercury exposure hampers glutathione antioxidant system ontogenesis and causes long-lasting oxidative stress in the mouse brain

    2007 · 210 citations

  9. Biomarkers of mercury toxicity: Past, present, and future trends

    2017 · 204 citations

  10. Methylmercury and brain development: A review of recent literature

    2016 · 189 citations

  11. The methylmercury‐ l ‐cysteine conjugate is a substrate for the L‐type large neutral amino acid transporter

    2008 · 165 citations

  12. Probucol Increases Glutathione Peroxidase-1 Activity and Displays Long-Lasting Protection against Methylmercury Toxicity in Cerebellar Granule Cells

    2009 · 143 citations

  13. Mercurial-Induced Hydrogen Peroxide Generation in Mouse Brain Mitochondria: Protective Effects of Quercetin

    2007 · 135 citations

  14. Diphenyl diselenide, a simple organoselenium compound, decreases methylmercury-induced cerebral, hepatic and renal oxidative stress and mercury deposition in adult mice

    2008 · 134 citations

  15. Glutathione antioxidant system and methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity: An intriguing interplay

    2019 · 134 citations

  16. Oxidative Stress in Methylmercury-Induced Cell Toxicity

    2018 · 131 citations

  17. Toxicity of ethylmercury (and Thimerosal): a comparison with methylmercury

    2013 · 130 citations

  18. The Nrf2 Pathway in Ischemic Stroke: A Review

    2021 · 127 citations

  19. Improved Neuroprotective Effects of Resveratrol-Loaded Polysorbate 80-Coated Poly(Lactide) Nanoparticles in MPTP-Induced Parkinsonism

    2015 · 126 citations

  20. Methylmercury's chemistry: From the environment to the mammalian brain

    2019 · 125 citations

  21. Comparative study on the response of rat primary astrocytes and microglia to methylmercury toxicity

    2011 · 112 citations

  22. Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury of Different Severities on Emotional, Cognitive, and Oxidative Stress-Related Parameters in Mice

    2010 · 109 citations

  23. Agmatine abolishes restraint stress-induced depressive-like behavior and hippocampal antioxidant imbalance in mice

    2013 · 108 citations

  24. Positive correlation between elevated plasma cholesterol levels and cognitive impairments in LDL receptor knockout mice: relevance of cortico-cerebral mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress

    2011 · 103 citations

  25. Cerebellar thiol status and motor deficit after lactational exposure to methylmercury

    2006 · 101 citations

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