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David Alexandre

Affiliation : Inserm · Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine · Université de Rouen Normandie

• 6Publications (affiliation in France)
• 55Total publications
• 1204Citations
• 21h-index

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Research profile

David Alexandre has 6 indexed publications (2009–2025). Their work appears mainly in “European Journal of Cancer”, “JCI Insight” and “NeuroToxicology”. Their most cited article, “The Orexigenic Activity of the Hypothalamic Neuropeptide 26RFa Is Mediated by the Neuropeptide Y and Proopiomelanocortin Neurons of the Arcu” (2009), has been cited 73 times. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in Morocco.

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Research areas

• Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
• Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
• Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
• Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
• Pancreatic function and diabetes

Publications (6)

• Central SELENOT deficiency impairs gonadotrope axis function, sexual behavior, and fertility in male and female mice
  2025 · JCI Insight · cited 2 times
• Impact of aflatoxin B1 on hypothalamic neuropeptides regulating feeding behavior
  2015 · NeuroToxicology · cited 57 times
• Hypothalamic Neuropeptide 26RFa Acts as an Incretin to Regulate Glucose Homeostasis
  2015 · Diabetes · cited 35 times
• Secretogranin II is overexpressed in advanced prostate cancer and promotes the neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer cells
  2014 · European Journal of Cancer · cited 17 times
• The neuropeptide 26RFa is expressed in human prostate cancer and stimulates the neuroendocrine differentiation and the migration of androgeno-independent prostate cancer cells
  2012 · European Journal of Cancer · cited 24 times
• The Orexigenic Activity of the Hypothalamic Neuropeptide 26RFa Is Mediated by the Neuropeptide Y and Proopiomelanocortin Neurons of the Arcuate Nucleus
  2009 · Endocrinology · cited 73 times

Publication venues

• European Journal of Cancer × 2
• JCI Insight × 1
• NeuroToxicology × 1
• Diabetes × 1
• Endocrinology × 1

Publications per year

• 20251
• 20152
• 20141
• 20121
• 20091

Collaborations

Partner institutions : Université de Caen Normandie · Différenciation et Communication Neuronale et Neuroendocrine · Neuroendocrine, Endocrine and Germinal Differentiation Communication · Normandie Université · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen

Co-authors’ countries : Morocco

Co-authors

• Youssef Anouar
• Nicolas Chartrel
• Lydie Jeandel
• Maïté Courel
• Françoise Gobet
• Jérôme Leprince
• Marjorie Gras
• Mariama El Ouahli
• Aurélie Mardargent
• Caroline Bonner
• Yves Tillet
• P. Bizet

Bibliographic data from OpenAlex (open database).