Notes on court and copula, fertility, nest, eggs and hatchlings of the Caatinga's black snake Boiruna sertaneja Zaher, 1996 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from northeastern Brazil.

abstract：:The aquatic environment presents daily and/or seasonal variations in dissolved oxygen (DO) levels. Piava faces different DO levels in the water due to its distributional characteristics. The goal of this study was to describe the effects of low DO levels on plasma ion, biochemical and oxidative variables in piava juve...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Copatti CE,Bolner KCS,Londero ÉP,Rosso FL,Pavanato MA,Baldisserotto B

更新日期：2019-08-19 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：:Amazonian biodiversity is increasingly threatened due to the weakening of policies for combating deforestation, especially in Brazil. Loss of animal and plant species, many not yet known to science, is just one among many negative consequences of Amazon deforestation. Deforestation affects indigenous communities, rive...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Ellwanger JH,Kulmann-Leal B,Kaminski VL,Valverde-Villegas JM,Veiga ABGD,Spilki FR,Fearnside PM,Caesar L,Giatti LL,Wallau GL,Almeida SEM,Borba MR,Hora VPD,Chies JAB

更新日期：2020-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a metabolic disorder characterized by a loss of bone mass and structure and increasing the risk of fragility fractures, mostly among postmenopausal women. Sheep is a recognized large animal model for osteoporosis research. An experimental group of ewes (3-4 years old) was subjected to ovariectomy (OVX)...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Coelho CA,Bordelo JP,Camassa JA,Barros VA,Babo PS,Gomes ME,Reis RL,Azevedo JT,Requicha JF,FaÍsca P,Carvalho PP,Viegas CA,Dias IR

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the morphologic and functional changes of infarcted rat hearts under a paradigm of angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibition. Myocardial infarction was induced by left coronary artery ligation and a control group (SHAM) underwent sham-operation. Infarcted rats received normal drinking water with (CAP gro...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Trindade DC,Trindade RC,Marassi MP,Martins OP,Costa-e-Sousa RH,Mattos EC,Marinho A Jr,Reis LC,Olivares EL

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering holds as a prominent technique to repair or replace the damaged human parts to recreate its native function. In this research, a novel scaffold based on polyurethane (PU) comprising megni oil was electrospun for tissue engineering applications. The obtained polyurethane blended with megni oil nanofi...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Jaganathan SK,Mani MP,Supriyanto E

更新日期：2019-06-19 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：:During composting processes, the degradation of organic waste is accomplished and driven by a succession of microbial populations exhibiting a broad range of functional competencies. A total of 183 bacteria, isolated from a composting process, were evaluated for cellulase activity at different temperatures (37, 50, 60...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Marco ÉG,Heck K,Martos ET,VAN DER Sand ST

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyroglossa and Pteroglossa (Orchidaceae: Spiranthinae) are first recorded for Rio Grande do Sul. Descriptions, illustrations, taxonomic notes and distribution are presented. We also provide an artificial key to distinguish the genera of the "Stenorrhynchos Clade" reported so far in Rio Grande do Sul. ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Buzatto CR,Singer RB,Bordignon SAL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four new N-alkyl-2-mercapto-1-octylamine hydrochlorides were synthesized via the reaction of 1,2-epithio-octane with corresponding amines following by conversion to the hydrochlorides. The disulfides were obtained by oxidation of the respective thiols. Upon biological assay of the products for activity against infecti...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Vieira Filho SA,Nelson DL,Piló-Veloso D

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper promotes a reflection on the relationship between daily practices and consumption. Understanding how conflicts, resistance and consensus are generated from daily consumption practices opens up possibilities for reflecting on the construction of sustainability in the context of diversity, one of the landmark...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Mazzarino JM,Morigi VJ,Kaufmann C,Farias AM,Fernandes DA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Patagonia, knowledge about the interaction among tephritids and the native flora is very scarce. In this study we identified for the first time two tephritid species (Cecidochares sp. and Neosphaeniscus m-nigrum) associated with the capitula of Chuquiraga avellanedae. This is the first record of a host plant for th...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Martinez FJ,Norrbom AL,Schliserman P,Campanella MV

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at describing daily and seasonal variation in the activity of a population of South-American rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus) in a savanna like habitat (Cerrado) in Southeastern Brazil. Seasonal and daily activities of snakes were evaluated by the number of captures of snakes during road surveys, acci...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Tozetti AM,Martins M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) is related to lifestyle (e.g. diet, physical activity and smoking) as well as to genetic factors. This study aimed at evaluating the association between CVD risk factors and DNA damage levels in children and adolescents. Anthropometry, diet and serum CVD risk factors...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Kliemann M,Prá D,Müller LL,Hermes L,Horta JA,Reckziegel MB,Burgos MS,Maluf SW,Franke SI,Silva Jd

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specimens of Leptogium collected in ten localities from the State of Rio Grande do Sul were studied. Sixteen species were found of 28 records mentioned to the state, which represents around 57% of the Leptogium diversity known for Rio Grande do Sul. Leptogium exaratum is proposed as a new species. Leptogium atlanticum...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Kitaura MJ,Koch NM,Lucheta F,Käffer MI,Schmitt JL,Pedroso J,Martins SA,Rodrigues AS,Canêz LS

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Penguins identify their mate or chick by an acoustic signal, the display call. This identification is realized in a particularly constraining environment: the noisy world of a colony of thousands of birds. To fully understand how birds solve this problem of communication, we have done observations, acoustic analysis, ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Aubin T

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural complexity of galls depends on species-specific interaction driven by the galling taxa. However, the host plant and environment stressors can impose limits on gall developmental patterns and impact the establishment of gall morphology. Herein, we employed qualitative and quantitative approaches in order...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Oliveira DC,Martini VC,Moreira ASFP,Fuzaro L,GonÇalves LA

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides are remarkably reactive molecules produced by a great variety of species and able to display a number of functions in uni-and multicellular organisms as mediators, agonists and regulating substances. Some of them exert cytotoxic effects on cells other than those that produced them, and may have a role in cont...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Rodrigues EG,Dobroff AS,Taborda CP,Travassos LR

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida is a human fungal pathogen that causes a wide range of diseases. Candida albicans is the main etiologic agent in these diseases; however, infections can be caused by non-albicans Candida species. Virulence factors such as biofilm production, which protect the fungus from host immunity and anti-fungal drugs, ar...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Scorzoni L,Menezes RT,Pereira TC,Oliveira PS,Ribeiro FC,Santos ELS,Fugisaki LRO,Oliveira LD,Amorim JBO

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term potentiation (LTP) is the enhancement of postsynaptic responses for hours, days or weeks following the brief repetitive afferent stimulation of presynaptic afferents. It has been proposed many times over the last 30 years to be the basis of long-term memory. Several recent findings finally supported this hyp...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Izquierdo I,Cammarota M,Da Silva WC,Bevilaqua LR,Rossato JI,Bonini JS,Mello P,Benetti F,Costa JC,Medina JH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extreme climatic events and their hazards have strong impact on society. Urban areas in Brazil are especially vulnerable to the impact of such events due to their rapid growth and inappropriate infrastructure. Viçosa is a mid-sized city in Southeastern Brazil that has been experiencing issues associated with urban exp...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Avila-Diaz A,Justino F,Lindemann DS,Rodrigues JM,Ferreira GR

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:The genus Leuconostoc belongs to a group of lactic acid bacteria usually isolated from fermented vegetables, which includes species involved in the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS). These biopolymers possess considerable commercial potential. Because of the wide variety of industrial applications of EPS, this st...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Paulo EM,Boffo EF,Branco A,Valente AM,Melo IS,Ferreira AG,Roque MR,Assis SA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a sedimentological and stratigraphical study of Quaternary (Middle to Late Pleistocene/Holocene) continental carbonates outcrops inside Pantanal Basin and its surroundings, especially in Serra da Bodoquena, Pantanal do Miranda and Corumbá/Ladário plateau, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, as well...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Oliveira EC,Rossetti DF,Utida G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two experiments (E) were carried out to evaluate the effects of fumaric acid and an acidifier blend [composed by calcium formate, calcium lactate and medium-chain fatty acids (capric and caprylic)] in piglet diets containing colistin (40 ppm) or halquinol (120 ppm) on performance, diarrhea incidence (E1), organs relat...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Grecco HAT,Amorim AB,Saleh MAD,L P Tse M,Telles FG,Miassi GM,Pimenta GM,Berto DA

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Lippia (Verbenaceae) comprise around 160 species spread out mainly in South and Central Americas with few African species, some of them with potential medicinal use. Brazil is one the most important centers of diversity with approximately 75% of the species described so far. Innumerous species are endemic an...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Sousa SM,Torres GA,Viccini LF

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific concept of G. geckoides was initially ascertained based on a topotypical sample from Salvador, Bahia. Geographic differentiation was studied through the analysis of two meristic characters (tubercles in a paramedian row and fourth toe lamellae) and color pattern of 327 specimens from 23 localities. It is ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Vanzolini PE

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to evaluate the influence of calving and postpartum characteristics, measured in different genetic predominance, on the postpartum rebreeding. Were evaluated 437 partum from cows that received feeding management consisting of a forage base of the native field and the mating season consisted of 90 day...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Joner G,Alves Filho DC,Brondani IL,Borchate D,Klein JL,Domingues CC,Rodrigues LS,Machado DS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 40 specimens of the teleost fish Gobioides grahamae Palmer & Wheeler, 1955 were obtained from the municipality of Salvaterra on Marajó Island in the Brazilian state of Pará. Their livers were removed and processed for light microscopy. Overall, 90% of the specimens presented some degree of steatosis of the ...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Videira M,Velasco M,Matos P,Clemente SC,Sanches O,Santos P,Matos E

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the ameliorative potential of Ocimum sanctum and its saponin rich fraction in chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic pain in rats. The chronic constriction injury was induced by placing four loose ligatures around the sciatic nerve, proximal to its trifurcation. T...

journal_title：Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

authors： Kaur G,Bali A,Singh N,Jaggi AS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00