Prof. Jackson Cioni Bittencourt
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
President of the Office USP for Scholarly Communication, Brazil
Email: jcbitten@icb.usp.br
Qualifications
1990 Postdoctoral Fellow, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
1985 Specialist, Department of Anatomy
1984 Ph.D., Department of Anatomy
1978 M.D., MaríliaMedical School
Publications (Selected)
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Cespedes IC, de Oliveira AR, da Silva JM, da Silva AV,
Sita LV, Bittencourt JC. mRNA Expression of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and
Urocortin 1 after Restraint and Foot Shock Together with Alprazolam
Administration. Peptides. 2010 Sep 9.
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Mascaro MB, Prosdócimi FC, Bittencourt JC, Elias CF.
Forebrain projections to brainstem nuclei involved in the control of mandibular
movements in rats. Eur J Oral Sci. 2009 Dec; 117(6): 676-84.
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Rondini TA, Donato J Jr, Rodrigues Bde C, Bittencourt JC,
Elias CF. Chemical identity and connections of medial preoptic area neurons
expressing melanin-concentrating hormone during lactation. J Chem Neuroanat.
2010 Jan; 39(1): 51-62.
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Donato J Jr, Cavalcante JC, Silva RJ, Teixeira AS,
Bittencourt JC, Elias CF. Male and female odors induce Fos expression in chemically
defined neuronal population. Physiol Behav. 2010 Jan 12; 99(1): 67-77.
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Glezer I, Bittencourt JC, Rivest S. Neuronal expression
of Cd36, Cd44, and Cd83 antigen transcripts maps to distinct and specific
murine brain circuits. J Comp Neurol. 2009 Dec 20; 517(6): 906-24.
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Donato J Jr, Silva RJ, Sita LV, Lee S, Lee C, Lacchini S,
Bittencourt JC, Franci CR, Canteras NS, Elias CF. The ventral premammillary
nucleus links fasting-induced changes in leptin levels and coordinated
luteinizing hormone secretion. J Neurosci. 2009 Apr 22; 29(16): 5240-50.
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Gitaí DL, Martinelli HN, Valente V, Pereira MG, Oliveira
JA, Elias CF, Bittencourt JC, Leite JP, Costa-Neto CM, Garcia-Cairasco N,
Paçó-Larson ML. Increased expression of GluR2-flip in the hippocampus of the
Wistar audiogenic rat strain after acute and kindled seizures. Hippocampus.
2010 Jan; 20(1): 125-33.
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Conte FF, Ribeiro PA, Marchesini RB, Pascoal VD, Silva
JM, Oliveira AR, Gilioli R, Sbragia L, Bittencourt JC, Lopes-Cendes I.
Expression profile and distribution of Efhc1 gene transcript during rodent
brain development. J Mol Neurosci. 2009 Sep; 39(1-2): 69-77.
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Bittencourt J, Celis ME. Anatomy, function and
regulation of neuropeptide EI (NEI). Peptides. 2008 Aug; 29(8): 1441-50. Epub
2008 Mar 21. Review.
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Horta-Júnior Jde A, López DE, Alvarez-Morujo AJ,
Bittencourt JC. Direct and indirect connections between cochlear root neurons
and facial motor neurons: pathways underlying the acoustic pinna reflex in the
albino rat. J Comp Neurol. 2008 Apr 10; 507(5): 1763-79.
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Elias CF, Sita LV, Zambon BK, Oliveira ER,
Vasconcelos LA, Bittencourt JC. Melanin-concentrating hormone projections to
areas involved in somatomotor responses. J Chem Neuroanat. 2008
Mar; 35(2): 188-201. Epub 2007 Oct 30.
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Sita LV, Elias CF, Bittencourt JC. Connectivity pattern
suggests that incerto-hypothalamic area belongs to the medial hypothalamic
system. Neuroscience. 2007 Sep 21; 148(4): 949-69.
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Borges BC, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Castro M, Bittencourt JC,
Elias CF, Elias LL. Expression of hypothalamic neuropeptides and the
desensitization of pituitary-adrenal axis and hypophagia in the endotoxin
tolerance. Horm Behav. 2007 Nov; 52(4): 508-19.
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Rondini TA, Rodrigues Bde C, de Oliveira AP, Bittencourt
JC, Elias CF. Melanin-concentrating hormone is expressed in the laterodorsal
tegmental nucleus only in female rats. Brain Res Bull. 2007 Sep
14; 74(1-3): 21-8.
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Attademo AM, Rondini TA, Rodrigues BC, Bittencourt JC,
Celis ME, Elias CF. Neuropeptide glutamic acid-isoleucine may induce luteinizing
hormone secretion via multiple pathways. Neuroendocrinology.
2006; 83(5-6): 313-24.
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Cavalcante JC, Bittencourt JC, Elias CF. Female
odors stimulate CART neurons in the ventral premammillary nucleus of male rats.
Physiol Behav. 2006 Jun 15; 88(1-2): 160-6.
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Cavalcante JC, Sita LV, Mascaro MB, Bittencourt JC, Elias
CF. Distribution of urocortin 3 neurons innervating the ventral premammillary
nucleus in the rat brain. Brain Res. 2006 May 17; 1089(1):116-25.
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Cruz-Rizzolo RJ, Horta-Júnior Jde A, Bittencourt JC,
Ervolino E, de Oliveira JA, Casatti CA. Distribution of
NADPH-diaphorase-positive neurons in the prefrontal cortex of the Cebus monkey.
Brain Res. 2006 Apr 14; 1083(1): 118-33.