Publications by authors named "Claudia Stela Medeiros"

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  • * An aqueous extract of the plant was prepared and tested in rats, revealing that while there were some symptoms indicative of toxicity, the overall lethality was low, with most animals surviving.
  • * The examination of organs post-mortem indicated some necrosis and other changes in dead rats, but overall, the extracted plant showed low toxicity effects on body mass and organ macroscopic evaluation.
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High-protein diets (HPDs) are widely accepted as a way to stimulate muscle protein synthesis when combined with resistance training (RT). However, the effects of HPDs on adipose tissue plasticity and local inflammation are yet to be determined. This study investigated the impact of HPDs on glucose control, adipocyte size, and epididymal adipose inflammatory biomarkers in resistance-trained rats.

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