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    • Castillo, Rodrigo; Ibacache, Mauricio; Cortínez, Ignacio; Carrasco Pozo, Catalina; Farías, Jorge G.; Carrasco, Rodrigo A.; Vargas Errázuriz, Patricio; Ramos Soto, Daniel; Benavente Aránguiz, Rafael; Henríquez Torres, Daniela; Méndez, Aníbal (Frontiers Media, 2020)
      Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is a highly selective alpha 2-adrenergic agonist with sedative and analgesic properties, with minimal respiratory effects. It is used as a sedative in the intensive care unit and the operating room. ...
    • Castillo, Rodrigo L.; Farías, Jorge G.; Herrera, Emilio A.; Álvarez, Pedro I.; Short, Stefania E.; Tapia, Luis; Carrasco, Rodrigo; Sotomayor Zárate, Ramón (Cardiology Academic Press, 2014)
      Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) induces structural and functional changes in heart, probably associated with ischemia-reperfusion (IR), a pathophysiological event linked with excessive reactive oxygen species generation. ...
    • Bravo, Williams; Dumorne, Kelly; Beltrán Lissabet, Jorge; Jara Seguel, Pedro; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime; Farías, Jorge G.; Risopatrón, Jaime; Valdebenito, Iván; Figueroa, Elías (Elsevier, 2020)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of selection using the Percoll density gradient method on motility, mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta Psi Mit) and fertility in a subpopulation of testicular spermatozoa ...
    • Ulloa Rodríguez, Patricio; Contreras, Pablo; Dumorné, Kelly; Lee Estévez, Manuel; Díaz, Rommy; Figueroa, Elías; Valdebenito, Iván; Risopatrón, Jennie; Farías, Jorge G. (Elsevier, 2018)
      Patagonian blenny (E. maclovinus) is a marine species recently placed in captivity and which are potentially farmable. Understanding and improving its sperm capacity to withstand short-term storage conditions is a key ...
    • Farías, Jorge G.; Carrasco Pozo, Catalina; Carrasco Loza, Rodrigo; Sepúlveda, Néstor; Álvarez, Pedro; Quezada, Mauricio; Quiñones, John; Molina, Víctor; Castillo, Rodrigo L. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2017)
      © 2016, © 2016 by the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. The mechanistic evidence to support the cardioprotective effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are controversial. The aim was to test cardioprotective ...
    • Figueroa Villalobos, Elías; Lee Estévez, Manuel; Valdebenito, Iván; Farías, Jorge G.; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime (Wiley, 2020)
      Sperm DNA quality and gene expression are crucial for early embryo development. Abnormal genomic processes can cause irreversible damage to totipotent cells, thereby altering the capacity for cell differentiation. ...
    • Ulloa-Rodríguez, Patricio; Contreras, Pablo; Dumorné, Kelly; Figueroa, Elías; Risopatrón, Jennie; Valdebenito, Iván; Farías, Jorge G. (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)
      In this study, the morphology and ultrastructure of Eleginops maclovinus spermatozoa were characterized through scanning and electron microscopy. Findings revealed that E. maclovinus spermatozoa can be differentiated into ...
    • Beltrán Lissabet, Jorge Félix; Herrera Belén, Lisandra; LeeEstevez, Manuel; Risopatrón, Jennie; Valdebenito, Iván; Figueroa, Elías; Farías, Jorge G. (Elsevier, 2020)
      Among all the Ca2+ channels, CatSper channels have been one of the most studied in sperm of different species due to their demonstrated role in the fertilization process. In fish sperm, the calcium channel plays a key role ...