Cristina Guatimosim Fonseca
Professor
Morphology
University of Minas
Brazil
Biography
He holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences (Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Immunology) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1992-1995), a PhD from the University of Colorado School of Medicine (1998-1999), PhD in Biological Sciences (Physiology and Pharmacology) Federal University of Minas Gerais (1996-1999) and Post-doctorate at Harvard University (2010-2011). She is currently Associate Professor III of the Department of Morphology of the Biological Sciences Institute of the Federal University of Minas Gerais. She also held the post of Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Cell Biology at UFMG. He has experience in the area of ​​Morphology, with emphasis in Cytology and Cell Biology, working mainly in the following subjects: Neural communication, Neuromuscular Junction, venous and inhalational anesthetics.
Research Interest
Study of the recycling of synaptic vesicles in bipolar retinal cells, Mechanism of action of volatile and venereal anesthetics in neurotransmission, Cycle of synaptic vesicles and motor neurons in normal and cholinergic deficient mice.
Publications
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DORIA, JG; DE SOUZA, JM ; ANDRADE, JN ; RODRIGUES, HA ; GUIMARAES, IM; CARVALHO, TG; GUATIMOSIM, C .; DOBRANSKY, T.; RIBEIRO, FM . The mGluR5 positive allosteric modulator, CDPPB, ameliorates pathology and phenotypic signs of a mouse model of Huntington's disease. Neurobiology of Disease , v. 73, p. 163-173, 2015.
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SUGITA, SATOSHI; FLEMING, LELAND L.; WOOD, CALEB; VAUGHAN, SYDNEY K.; GOMES, MATHEUS PSM; CAMARGO, WALLACE; NAVES, LIGIA A.; Prado, Vania F.; PRADO, MARCO AM; Guatimosim, Cristina ; VALDEZ, GREGORY. VAChT overexpression increases acetylcholine at the synaptic cleft and accelerates aging of neuromuscular junctions. Skeletal Muscle , v. 6, p. 31-40, 2016.
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VALADÃO, PRISCILA APARECIDA COSTA ; OF ARAGÃO, BÃRBARA CAMPOS; ANDRADE, JÉSSICA NEVES; MAGALHÃES-GOMES, MATHEUS PROENÇA S.; FOUREAUX, GISELLE; JOVIANO-SANTOS, JULLIANE VASCONCELOS; Acknowledgments RIBEIRO, FABÃOLA MARA; TAPIA, JUAN CARLOS; Guatimosim, Cristina . Muscle atrophy is associated with cervical spinal motor loss in BACHD mouse model for Huntington's disease. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE , v. 45, p. 785-796, 2017.
