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Gilberto Alves

Researcher at University of Beira Interior

Publications -  239
Citations -  5812

Gilberto Alves is an academic researcher from University of Beira Interior. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 211 publications receiving 4237 citations. Previous affiliations of Gilberto Alves include Federal University of Ceará & Goethe University Frankfurt.

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Intranasal Drug Delivery: How, Why and What for?

Anaísa Pires, +3 more
- 12 Oct 2009 - 
TL;DR: The relevant aspects of nasal anatomy, physiology and histology, and the biological, physicochemical and pharmaceutical factors that must be considered during the process of discovery and development of nasal drugs as well as in their incorporation into appropriate nasal pharmaceutical formulations are outlined.
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Blood–brain barrier models and their relevance for a successful development of CNS drug delivery systems: A review

Joana Bicker, +4 more
- 01 Aug 2014 - 
TL;DR: In vitro models, including non-cell based and cell-based models, and in vivo models are presented, with a particular emphasis on their methodological aspects and their contribution to the improvement of brain drug delivery strategies and drug transport across the blood-brain barrier is discussed.
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Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress

Catarina Cardoso Tomás, +1155 more
- 06 Jul 2016 - 
TL;DR: Health literacy and health education in adolescence, and the effect of a walking program on the quality of life and well-being of people with schizophrenia, are studied.
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The maximal electroshock seizure (MES) model in the preclinical assessment of potential new antiepileptic drugs.

Margarida Castel-Branco, +4 more
- 01 Mar 2009 - 
TL;DR: The most important aspects to take into account when performing the maximal electroshock seizure (MES) test in the routine laboratory screening of new antiepileptics: the conventional and threshold MES test experimental procedures, the factors affecting experimental data and the assessment of anticonvulsant activity are discussed.
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Liquid chromatographic methods for the quantification of catecholamines and their metabolites in several biological samples—A review

Joana Bicker, +4 more
- 20 Mar 2013 - 
TL;DR: The most important aspects that ought to be considered during collection, treatment and storage of fluid and tissue samples intended for catecholamine analysis are underlined, the chromatographic conditions are compared and the technical advantages and limitations of each detection system are discussed.