Development of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of the golden mussel ( Limnoperna fortunei , Mytilidae) in environmental samples.

abstract：:A new species of the reticulatus species group, C. castelloni Santarém and Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on female specimens from the state of Amazonas, Brazil. A systematic key, wing photographs and table with numerical characters of females and a synopsis of 24 species of the Culicoides reticulat...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Santarém MC,Farias ES,Felippe-Bauer ML

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance to chemotherapy is a major obstacle in the treatment of cancer patients. The best characterised mechanism responsible for multidrug resistance involves the expression of the MDR-1 gene product, P-glycoprotein. However, the resistance process is multifactorial. Studies of multidrug resistance mecha...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rumjanek VM,Trindade GS,Wagner-Souza K,de-Oliveira MC,Marques-Santos LF,Maia RC,Capella MA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid sequence of the "double-headed" trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitor (BTCI), purified from the cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. cv "Seridó" was determined in our laboratory. Tryptic and chymotryptic peptides were sequenced by the Edman-Gray and Edman-Chang N-terminal manual method as well as the carbox...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Morhy L,Ventura MM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memora nodosa is popularly known as "caroba" and widely found in the Cerrado regions of Brazil. In traditional medicine, the leaves and stems are used for the healing of external ulcer and the roots for abdominal pain. This study investigated the effect of ethanolic roots extract of Memora nodosa (EMN) on the gastric ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Silva DM,Martins JL,Florentino IF,Oliveira DR,Fajemiroye JO,Tresnvenzol LM,Paula JR,Costa EA

更新日期：2016-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We establish a method for giving lower bounds for the fundamental tone of elliptic operators in divergence form in terms of the divergence of vector fields. We then apply this method to the Lr operator associated to immersed hypersurfaces with locally bounded (r + 1)-th mean curvature Hr + 1 of the space forms Nn+ 1(c...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Bessa GP,Jorge LP,Lima BP,Montenegro JF

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lutjanids are marine fish and commonly inhabit coral reefs, which have migratory habits and feed in a general way, due to these characteristics, are susceptible to infections by parasites, such as cuculanid nematodes. This work aimed to report for the first time, the occurrence of Dichelyne (Dichelyne) bonacii in Braz...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Alves AM,Calassans TAS,Freire JF,Souza GTRE,Takemoto RM,Melo CM,Jeraldo VLS,Madi RR

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Using Shannon information theory is a common strategy to measure any kind of variability in a signal or phenomenon. Some methods were developed to adapt information entropy measures to bird song data trying to emphasize its versatility aspect. This classical approach, using the concept of bit, produces interesting res...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Piqueira JR

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Byrsonima sericea leaves are extensively used in folk medicine in Brazil against gastric disorders. This study investigated the chemical constituents of B. sericea leaf ethanolic extract (BSLE) and its potential gastroprotective activity, with its possible mechanism of the action using ethanol to induce gastric mucosa...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rodrigues PA,Morais SM,Souza CM,Magalhães DV,Vieira IG,Andrade GM,Rao VS,Santos FA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery calcification is an early marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, but little research has been done in asymptomatic individuals under 45 years. In this cohort study with 17 years of follow-up, 155 participants were assessed in 2016 with a coronary calcium score for the association with cardiovascular ri...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Poletto S,Schvartzman PR,Bruscato NM,Moriguchi E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The infrared spectrum (amide I' region) of Kunitz soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI) was obtained in D2O solution and resolved into Gaussian components. A prominent broad band centered at 1643 cm-1 is shown on the unresolved spectrum, which is usually assigned to N-deuterated peptide groups in an unordered structure, si...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Ventura MM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obligatory intracellular parasites such as Plasmodium sp, Trypanosoma cruzi, Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania sp are responsible for the infection of hundreds of millions of individuals every year. These parasites can deliver antigens to the host cell cytoplasm that are presented through MHC class I molecules to prote...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rodrigues MM,Boscardin SB,Vasconcelos JR,Hiyane MI,Salay G,Soares IS

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piper betle L., is an evergreen perennial creeper belonging to family Piperaceae and is known to possess numerous medicinal properties. Current study focuses on evaluating antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of betel leaf. For the present study, distilled water, hexane, acetone and ethanolic extracts of two variet...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sarma C,Rasane P,Kaur S,Singh J,Singh J,Gat Y,Garba U,Kaur D,Dhawan K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this trial was to evaluate the behavioral patterns and performance of lactating sows and their litters under the effect of artificial vocalization. Twenty-eight sows and their litters were distributed in a completely randomized design in a 2x2 factorial scheme (artificial vocalization x lactation week...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Moreira RHR,Oliveira RF,Palencia JYP,Lemes MAG,Silva MD,Garbossa CAP,Abreu MLT,Moura GB,Ferreira RA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishment of infection by Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas' disease, depends on a series of events involving interactions of diverse parasite molecules with host components. Here we focus on the mechanisms of target cell invasion by metacyclic trypomastigotes (MT) and mammalian tissue culture trypomastigotes...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Yoshida N

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study covers the evaluation of the structure and the capacity in adsorbing orthophosphate ions of kaolinites collected from sampling sites in Manaus (Brazil). The kaolinites were obtained using physical fractioning (sieving/siphoning) techniques and chemical treatment with HCl, H2SO4, H2O2 and KCl. The investigat...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Silva MSE,Lages AS,Santana GP

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citrus aurantium L., commonly known as bitter orange, is widely used in folk medicine, but there is little data in the literature about the effects on pregnancy. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of essential oil obtained from fruits of Citrus aurantium on the maternal reproductive outcome and...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Volpato GT,Francia-Farje LA,Damasceno DC,Oliveira RV,Hiruma-Lima CA,Kempinas WG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eimeriosis is caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Eimeria and infection affecting most domestic animal species. The aim of this research was to comprehend the impact of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) on eimeriosis induced by Eimeria papillata in mouse jejunum, and how they work as antioxidants and anti-apoptot...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Alkhudhayri A,Al-Shaebi EM,Qasem MAA,Murshed M,Mares MM,Al-Quraishy S,Dkhil MA

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic microbial detection and control in laboratory animal facilities is essential to guarantee animal welfare, data validity and reproducibility. Helicobacter spp. are known to affect mice health, what may interfere with experimental outcomes. This study aimed to screen for Helicobacter spp. in mice from animal ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Matos-Rodrigues GE,Masseron CC,Silva FJMD,Frajblat M,Moreira LO,Martins RAP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to analyze the seasonal variation in the nutrient and pigment content of leaves from five tree species - of which three are perennial (Cupania vernalis, Matayba elaeagnoides and Nectandra lanceolata) and two are deciduous (Cedrela fissilis and Jacaranda micrantha) - in an ecotone between ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Bündchen M,Boeger MR,Reissmann CB,Geronazzo KM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pterosaurs possess skeletal pneumatization, which can be assessed externally through the observation of pneumatic foramina. These foramina vary in position, shape, and number among taxa. Here we propose new characters referring to the position and number of pneumatic foramina present in cervical and dorsal vertebrae o...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Buchmann R,Rodrigues T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The centesimal composition and the physical and chemical analyses of Lentinus strigosus, an edible mushroom occurring in the Brazilian Amazon and produced in alternative substrates based on wood and agroindustrial residues, were evaluated. For this purpose, the C, N, pH, soluble solids, water activity, protein, lipids...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sales-Campos C,Araujo LM,Minhoni MT,Andrade MC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primaquine and chloroquine are used for the treatment of malaria; evidence from the literature suggests that these drugs may induce oxidative stress. In this study we investigated the effects of primaquine and chloroquine on oxidative damage and DNA damage in brain, liver and kidney of rats after 7, 14 and 21 days of ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Giovanella F,Ferreira GK,de Prá SD,Carvalho-Silva M,Gomes LM,Scaini G,Gonçalves RC,Michels M,Galant LS,Longaretti LM,Dajori AL,Andrade VM,Dal-Pizzol F,Streck EL,de Souza RP

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The atmospheric dispersion atmospheric plume of the metropolitan region and neighborhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro was investigated through elemental analyzes (Na, K, Al, Mn, Pb, Ni, Cr) and stable lead isotopes in two epiphytes; the lichen Parmotrema crinitum (Ach.) and the bromeliad Tillandsia usneoides (L.). A...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Marques Junior AN,Panetto DP,Lamego F,Nepomuceno FO,Monna F,Losno R,Guillon R

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Epinephelidae form a group of species of high biological and economical interests. It´s phylogeographic patterns are not well known especially the distributed populations in the western region of the Atlantic Ocean. Among the representatives is a small species called Cephalopholis fulva, Coney, which presents a wi...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： De Souza AS,Dias Júnior EA,Galetti PM Jr,Machado EG,Pichorim M,Molina WF

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania amazonensis is the main agent of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease associated with anergic immune responses. In this study we show that the crude antigen of Leishmania amazonensis (LaAg) but not L. braziliensis promastigotes (LbAg) contains substances that suppress mitogenic and spontaneous prolife...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Pinheiro RO,Pinto EF,Benedito AB,Lopes UG,Rossi-Bergmann B

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of infectious uveitis in Brazil, with a higher frequency in the South of the country. We have collected samples from porcine tongue and diaphragm obtained in both large and small abattoirs and used molecular biological technique to determine the prevalence of infection and RFLP a...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Belfort-Neto R,Nussenblatt V,Rizzo L,Muccioli C,Silveira C,Nussenblatt R,Khan A,Sibley LD,Belfort R Jr

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work analyzes the different modalities of protection of the intellectual creations in the biotechnology agricultural field. Regarding the Brazilian legislations related to the theme (the Industrial Property Law - no. 9. 279/96 and the Plant Variety Protection Law - no. 9. 456/97), and based in the internat...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rodrigues RL,Lage CL,Vasconcellos AG

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to establish a cryopreservation protocol for embryogenic cultures of A. angustifolia, enabling the ex situ conservation of the species. Embryogenic cultures were established from immature seeds and treated with variations of the cryoprotectant solutions SuDG, SoD and PVS2 prior to immersion in liquid ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Demarchi G,Stefenon VM,Steiner N,Vieira FN,Dal Vesco LL,Guerra MP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia kururiensis is a diazotrophic bacterium originally isolated from a polluted aquifer environment and presents a high level of similarity with the rice endophyte "B. brasilensis" species. This work assessed the ability of B. kururiensis to endophytically colonize rice plantlets by monitoring different tissu...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Mattos KA,Pádua VL,Romeiro A,Hallack LF,Neves BC,Ulisses TM,Barros CF,Todeschini AR,Previato JO,Mendonça-Previato L

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on total Hg concentrations in muscle tissue from 12 fish species collected in the Itacaiúnas and Parauapebas Rivers in the Carajás region, South Pará. It is found that carnivorous species present Hg concentrations higher than herbivorous and omnivorous species. Also, large carnivorous species presen...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Lacerda LD,Bidone ED,Guimarães AF,Pfeiffer WC

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00