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Diego G. Franco

Centro Atómico Bariloche, CNEA - CONICET
Verified email at cab.cnea.gov.ar
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Intubation practices and adverse peri-intubation events in critically ill patients from 29 countries

…, JF Gonzalez, XEF Fuentes, R Francis, DG Franco… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Tracheal intubation is one of the most commonly performed and high-risk
interventions in critically ill patients. Limited information is available on adverse peri-intubation …

Is modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by melatonin relevant for therapy with cholinergic drugs?

RP Markus, CLM Silva, DG Franco… - Pharmacology & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Melatonin, the darkness hormone, synchronizes several physiological functions to light/dark
cycle. Besides the awake/sleep cycle that is intuitively linked to day/night, daily variations in …

[HTML][HTML] Selective protection of the cerebellum against intracerebroventricular LPS is mediated by local melatonin synthesis

…, S da Silveira Cruz-Machado, DG Franco… - Brain Structure and …, 2015 - Springer
Although melatonin is mainly produced by the pineal gland, an increasing number of extra-pineal
sites of melatonin synthesis have been described. We previously demonstrated the …

Attitudes towards affectivity and sexuality of people with intellectual disability

DG Franco, J Cardoso, I Neto - Sexuality and Disability, 2012 - Springer
The acceptance of sexuality and its manifestations has changed in recent decades to being
considered a normal feature of the identity of each individual. However, the person with …

Plant growth promoting potential of endophytic Aspergillus niger 9-p isolated from native forage grass in Pantanal of Nhecolândia region, Brazil

RMS Galeano, DG Franco, PO Chaves, GC Giannesi… - Rhizosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF) is a more environmentally friendly strategy
than the use of fertilizers and pesticides in the field. These beneficial fungi have direct and …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria transcription factor a: A putative target for the effect of melatonin on U87MG malignant glioma cell line

DG Franco, IF Moretti, SKN Marie - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The disruption of mitochondrial activity has been associated with cancer development because
it contributes to regulating apoptosis and is the main source of reactive oxygen species (…

Fluctuation-induced first-order transition in Eu-based trillium lattices

DG Franco, Y Prots, C Geibel, S Seiro - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
Among spin arrangements prone to geometric frustration, the so-called trillium lattice has
not been very intensively investigated. A few theoretical works show that it is at the border …

[HTML][HTML] The cellular state determines the effect of melatonin on the survival of mixed cerebellar cell culture

DG Franco, RP Markus - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The constitutive activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), a key transcription factor involved in
neuroinflammation, is essential for the survival of neurons in situ and of cerebellar granule …

Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of La3Co2SbO9: A double perovskite with competing antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic interactions

DG Franco, VC Fuertes, MC Blanco… - Journal of Solid State …, 2012 - Elsevier
The synthesis, structural characterization, and magnetic properties of La 3 Co 2 SbO 9
double perovskite are reported. The crystal structure has been refined by X-ray and neutron …

Gradual pressure-induced enhancement of magnon excitations in CeCoSi

SE Nikitin, DG Franco, J Kwon, R Bewley… - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
CeCoSi is an intermetallic antiferromagnet with a very unusual temperature-pressure phase
diagram: at ambient pressure it orders below TN= 8.8 K, while application of hydrostatic …