Raul A. Bastarrachea

Heritability and Genetic Correlations of Metabolic Disease–Related Phenotypes in Mexico: Preliminary Report from the GEMM Family Study (2007)

Raul A. Bastarrachea, Jack W. Kent Jr., Guadalupe Rozada, Shelley A. Cole, Juan C. López-Alvarenga, Celia Aradillas, ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of mortality in the Republic of Mexico, and metabolic syndrome, a complex of CVD risk factors, is increasingly prevalent. To date, however, there have...

Appetite Enhancement and Weight Gain by Peripheral Administration of TrkB Agonists in Non-Human Primates

Lin, John C., Tsao, David, Barras, Paul, Bastarrachea, Raul A., Boyd, Bob, Chou, Joyce, ...

Loss of function mutations in the receptor tyrosine kinase TrkB pathway resulted in hyperphagia and morbid obesity in human and rodents. Conversely, peripheral or central stimulation of TrkB by its...