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José Maria Monserrat is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande in Brazil. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broader areas, their work concentrates on subfields including Aquatic Science, Immunology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics addressed in Monserrat's research encompass Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications, Aquatic Life and Conservation, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, and Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species.

Monserrat has published extensively, with frequent contributions to well-known scientific venues. The major publication outlets where their work appears include:

  • Aquaculture
  • Aquaculture International
  • Aquaculture Research
  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope of their research interests and collaborative efforts. These include:

  • Biological activities of the protein hydrolysate obtained from two fishes common in the fisheries bycatch, 2020, Food Chemistry
  • Interactive effects of freshwater acidification and selenium pollution on biochemical changes and neurotoxicity in Oreochromis mossambicus, 2021, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
  • Temperature and hypoxia on oxidative stress responses in pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus, 2020, Journal of Thermal Biology
  • Characterization, stability, and in vivo effects in Caenorhabditis elegans of microencapsulated protein hydrolysates from stripped weakfish (Cynoscion guatucupa) industrial byproducts, 2021, Food Chemistry
  • Compensatory growth and energy reserves changes in the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) reared in different temperatures and under feed restriction in biofloc technology system (BFT), 2022, Aquaculture

Throughout their career, Monserrat has collaborated frequently with several researchers. The most common coauthors include:

  • Wilson Wasielesky
  • Marcelo Borges Tesser
  • Robson Matheus Marreiro Gomes
  • Juan Rafael Buitrago Ramírez
  • Patrícia Ramos

Best Publications

  • Pollution biomarkers in estuarine animals: critical review and new perspectives.

    José M. Monserrat;José M. Monserrat;Pablo E. Martínez;Pablo E. Martínez;Laura A. Geracitano;Lílian Lund Amado

  • A method to measure total antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals in aquatic organisms: application to evaluate microcystins toxicity.

    Lílian Lund Amado;Márcia Longaray Garcia;Patricia Baptista Ramos;Ricardo Franco Freitas

  • Oxidative stress generation by microcystins in aquatic animals: why and how.

    L.L. Amado;J.M. Monserrat

  • Acetylcholinesterase activity and antioxidant capacity of zebrafish brain is altered by heavy metal exposure

    Stefânia Konrad Richetti;Denis Broock Rosemberg;Juliane Ventura-Lima;José María Monserrat

  • Inhibitory effects of cadmium on carbonic anhydrase activity and ionic regulation of the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulata (Decapoda, Grapsidae)

    A.M. Vitale;J.M. Monserrat;P. Castilho;E.M. Rodriguez

  • Arsenic toxicity in mammals and aquatic animals: a comparative biochemical approach.

    Juliane Ventura-Lima;Maurício Reis Bogo;José M. Monserrat

  • Oxidative stress responses in two populations of Laeonereis acuta (Polychaeta, Nereididae) after acute and chronic exposure to copper.

    L.A Geracitano;R Bocchetti;J.M Monserrat;F Regoli

  • Determination of lipid peroxides in invertebrates tissues using the Fe(III) xylenol orange complex formation.

    J. M. Monserrat;L. A. Geracitano;G. L. L. Pinho;T. M. Vinagre

  • Antioxidant responses and oxidative stress after microcystin exposure in the hepatopancreas of an estuarine crab species

    G.L.L. Pinho;C. Moura da Rosa;F.E. Maciel;A. Bianchini

  • Biomarkers in croakers Micropogonias furnieri (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) from polluted and non-polluted areas from the Patos Lagoon estuary (Southern Brazil): evidences of genotoxic and immunological effects.

    Lílian Lund Amado;Carlos Eduardo da Rosa;Alice Meirelles Leite;Loraine Moraes

  • Toxic effects of microcystins in the hepatopancreas of the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulatus (Decapoda, Grapsidae).

    G.L.L. Pinho;G.L.L. Pinho;C. Moura da Rosa;J.S. Yunes;C.M. Luquet

  • Physiological and antioxidant enzyme responses to acute and chronic exposure of Laeonereis acuta (Polychaeta, Nereididae) to copper

    Laura Geracitano;José M Monserrat;Adalto Bianchini

  • The anesthetic efficacy of eugenol and the essential oils of Lippia alba and Aloysia triphylla in post-larvae and sub-adults of Litopenaeus vannamei (Crustacea, Penaeidae)

    Thaylise V. Parodi;Mauro A. Cunha;Clarissa G. Heldwein;Diego M. de Souza

  • Biomarkers of exposure and effect in the Brazilian flounder Paralichthys orbignyanus (Teleostei: Paralichthyidae) from the Patos Lagoon estuary (Southern Brazil).

    Lílian Lund Amado;Ricardo B. Robaldo;Laura Geracitano;José M. Monserrat

  • Biochemical biomarkers in gills of mangrove oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae from three Brazilian estuaries

    Juliano Zanette;José Maria Monserrat;Adalto Bianchini

  • Histopathological effects of cadmium on the gills of the freshwater fish, Macropsobrycon uruguayanae Eigenmann (Pisces, Atherinidae)

    A S Randi;J M Monserrat;E M Rodriguez;L A Romano

  • Antioxidant responses and reactive oxygen species generation in different body regions of the estuarine polychaeta Laeonereis acuta (Nereididae).

    Marlize Ferreira-Cravo;Fernanda Reinhardt Piedras;Tarsila Barros Moraes;Josencler Luis Ribas Ferreira

  • Effects of microcystins over short- and long-term memory and oxidative stress generation in hippocampus of rats.

    M. Maidana;V. Carlis;F.G. Galhardi;J.S. Yunes

  • Genotoxicity and oxidative stress in fish after a short-term exposure to silver nanoparticles

    Carla Bacchetta;Analía Ale;Maria Fernanda Simoniello;Susana Graciela Gervasio

  • Cyanobacterial Neurotoxins from Southern Brazilian freshwaters

    J. S. Yunes;N. T. Cunha;L. P. Barros;L. A. O. Proença

Frequent Co-Authors

Adalto Bianchini
Adalto Bianchini Federal University of Rio Grande
Daniela M. Barros
Daniela M. Barros Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Francesco Regoli
Francesco Regoli Marche Polytechnic University
Daniele Fattorini
Daniele Fattorini Marche Polytechnic University
Humberto González-Díaz
Humberto González-Díaz University of the Basque Country
Maurício Reis Bogo
Maurício Reis Bogo Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Karina S. B. Miglioranza
Karina S. B. Miglioranza National University of Mar del Plata
Ricardo Barra
Ricardo Barra University of Concepción
Carla Denise Bonan
Carla Denise Bonan Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Gilberto Fillmann
Gilberto Fillmann Federal University of Rio Grande

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