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List of works by Luís Filipe C Castro

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A defined Oct4 level governs cell state transitions of pluripotency entry and differentiation into all embryonic lineages

scientific article published on 30 April 2013

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in chordates: Insights into the evolution of Fads and Elovl gene repertoire

scientific article

Dispersal of NK homeobox gene clusters in amphioxus and humans

scholarly article

Imposex induction is mediated through the Retinoid X Receptor signalling pathway in the neogastropod Nucella lapillus

scientific article published on 11 August 2007

The evolutionary history of the stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene family in vertebrates

scientific article (publication date: 19 May 2011)

A Gbx homeobox gene in amphioxus: insights into ancestry of the ANTP class and evolution of the midbrain/hindbrain boundary

scientific article

Chromosomal mapping of ANTP class homeobox genes in amphioxus: piecing together ancestral genomes.

scientific article

Reprogramming capacity of Nanog is functionally conserved in vertebrates and resides in a unique homeodomain

scientific article

Functional desaturase Fads1 (Δ5) and Fads2 (Δ6) orthologues evolved before the origin of jawed vertebrates

scientific article

Disruption of zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryonic development after full life-cycle parental exposure to low levels of ethinylestradiol.

scientific article published on 5 August 2009

No more than 14: the end of the amphioxus Hox cluster

scientific article

Recurrent gene loss correlates with the evolution of stomach phenotypes in gnathostome history.

scientific article

A mollusk retinoic acid receptor (RAR) ortholog sheds light on the evolution of ligand binding.

scientific article

Is there a compromise between nutrient uptake and gas exchange in the gut of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, an intestinal air-breathing fish?

scientific article published on 4 September 2007

The genomic environment around the Aromatase gene: evolutionary insights

scientific article

Tributyltin-induced imposex in marine gastropods involves tissue-specific modulation of the retinoid X receptor

scientific article published on 8 October 2010

Two alternative pathways for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) biosynthesis are widespread among teleost fish

scientific article

Diversity and history of the long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (Acsl) gene family in vertebrates

scientific article

An antecedent of the MHC-linked genomic region in amphioxus

scientific article published on 29 January 2004

New insights into the mechanism of imposex induction in the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus

scientific article published in May 2005

Genes for de novo biosynthesis of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are widespread in animals.

scientific article

The evolution of pepsinogen C genes in vertebrates: duplication, loss and functional diversification

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

The Mammalian "Obesogen" Tributyltin Targets Hepatic Triglyceride Accumulation and the Transcriptional Regulation of Lipid Metabolism in the Liver and Brain of Zebrafish

scientific article

Tributyltin (TBT) effects on Hexaplex trunculus and Bolinus brandaris (Gastropoda: Muricidae): Imposex induction and sex hormone levels insights

article published in 2012

The estrogen receptor of the gastropod Nucella lapillus: modulation following exposure to an estrogenic effluent?

scientific article published on 22 July 2007

Fluorescentin situHybridisation to Amphioxus Chromosomes

article

Effects of Tributyltin and Other Retinoid Receptor Agonists in Reproductive-Related Endpoints in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio).

scientific article published on January 2015

To bind or not to bind: the taxonomic scope of nuclear receptor mediated endocrine disruption in invertebrate phyla

scientific article published on 8 May 2014

Dynamics of PPARs, fatty acid metabolism genes and lipid classes in eggs and early larvae of a teleost.

scientific article published on February 2013

Retinol metabolism in the mollusk Osilinus lineatus indicates an ancient origin for retinyl ester storage capacity

scientific article

Evolutionary functional elaboration of the Elovl2/5 gene family in chordates

scientific article published on 09 February 2016

Normalization strategies for gene expression studies by real-time PCR in a marine fish species, Scophthalmus maximus.

scientific article published on 19 March 2013

Retinoid metabolism in invertebrates: when evolution meets endocrine disruption

scientific article

Differences in retinoid levels and metabolism among gastropod lineages: imposex-susceptible gastropods lack the ability to store retinoids in the form of retinyl esters

scientific article published on 11 August 2013

Natural history of SLC11 genes in vertebrates: tales from the fish world

scientific article

Genomic approach in evaluating the role of androgens on the growth of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) previtellogenic oocytes.

scientific article

Statins: An undesirable class of aquatic contaminants?

scientific article

Gene expression analysis of ABC efflux transporters, CYP1A and GSTα in Nile tilapia after exposure to benzo(a)pyrene.

scientific article published on 23 December 2011

Molecular and functional characterization of a fads2 orthologue in the Amazonian teleost, Arapaima gigas.

scientific article published on 29 September 2016

The evolutionary portrait of metazoan NAD salvage

scientific article

Unusual loss of chymosin in mammalian lineages parallels neo-natal immune transfer strategies

scientific article published on 26 August 2017

Cloning and expression analysis of the 17β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 12 (HSD17B12) in the neogastropod Nucella lapillus.

scientific article published on 13 October 2012

Organotin levels in seafood from Portuguese markets and the risk for consumers

scientific article published on 23 February 2009

Tissue-specific distribution patterns of retinoids and didehydroretinoids in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss.

scientific article

Cetacea are natural knockouts for IL20

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

A novel Acetyl-CoA synthetase short-chain subfamily member 1 (Acss1) gene indicates a dynamic history of paralogue retention and loss in vertebrates

article

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) life-cycle exposure to chronic low doses of ethinylestradiol modulates p53 gene transcription within the gonads, but not NER pathways.

scientific article published on 28 April 2012

A complete enzymatic capacity for long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis is present in the Amazonian teleost tambaqui, Colossoma macropomum

scientific article published on 02 October 2018

In vitro exposure of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) testis to estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals: mRNA expression of genes encoding steroidogenic enzymes

scientific article published on July 2011

Seasonal and gender variation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors expression in brown trout liver.

scientific article published on 3 December 2008