Alexandra Shapiro

Fructose-induced leptin resistance exacerbates weight gain in response to subsequent high-fat feeding

Alexandra Shapiro, Wei Mu, Kit‐Yan Cheng et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · 2008 · 298 citations · Full text

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Nutrition +13

A picorna-like virus from the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta: initial discovery, genome sequence, and characterization

Steven M. Valles, Charles A. Strong, Phat Dang et al. · Virology · 2004 · 139 citations

Biology, Phylogenetics, Plant-virus Interaction +11

Prevention and reversal of diet-induced leptin resistance with a sugar-free diet despite high fat content

Alexandra Shapiro, Nihal Tümer, Yongxin Gao et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition · 2011 · 85 citations · Full text

Review of microsporidia-mosquito relationships: from the simple to the complex

James J. Becnel, Susan White, Alexandra Shapiro · Folia Parasitologica · 2005 · 66 citations · Full text

Entomology, Malaria, Vector-borne Pathogen +16

Region-specific diet-induced and leptin-induced cellular leptin resistance includes the ventral tegmental area in rats

Michael E. Matheny, Alexandra Shapiro, Nihal Tümer et al. · Neuropharmacology · 2010 · 64 citations

Animal Physiology, Neuropeptides, Neuroanatomy +11