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Distribuição das artérias coronárias e análise histopatológica do coração de Bradypus variegatus [PDF]

Ciência Animal Brasileira
A preguiça-comum (Bradypus variegatus) tem sido vítima das investidas antrópicas desordenadas, o que tem elevado o número de acidentes e doenças para a espécie.
Priscilla Virgínio de Albuquerque, Sandra Maria de Torres, Emanuela Polimeni de Mesquita, Júlio Cézar dos Santos Nascimento, Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro, Joaquim Evêncio Neto, Gilcifran Prestes de Andrade, Adelmar Afonso de Amorim Júnior, Marleyne José Afonso Accioly Lins Amorim   +8 more
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External macroscopic anatomy of the Bradypus variegatus heart

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2022
The sloth is known for its slow movements and arboreal habits. Most parts of its anatomy need yet to be unveiled, in order to understand the peculiarities that justify its behavior.
P.V. Albuquerque, E.P. Mesquita, S.F. Alcântara, M.E.L.C. Miranda, G.P. Andrade, A.A. Amorim Júnior, M.J.A.A.L. Amorim   +6 more
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Descrição anatômica da artéria carótida externa e seus ramos na preguiça-comum [PDF]

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2020
RESUMO Bradypus variegatus, espécie pertencente à família Bradypodidae e à superordem Xenarthra, pode ser considerada modelo biológico de caráter multidisciplinar.
M.E.L.C. Miranda, M.J.A.A.L. Amorim, P.V. Albuquerque, F.B.A. Menezes, S.F. Alcântara, L.B. Fonsêca Filho, G.P. Andrade, E.P. Mesquita   +7 more
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Description of brachial plexus of sloth (Bradypus variegatus) [PDF]

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2020
: The species Bradypus variegatus is known as the common sloth, an endemic mammal from neotropical regions, which has been suffering from devastating anthropogenic activities. Our study aimed to describe the brachial plexus of B.
Silvia F. Alcântara, Marleyne J.A.L. Amorim, Priscilla V. Albuquerque, Emanuela P. Mesquita, Maria Eduarda L.C. Miranda, Gilcifran P. Andrade, Nathalia E.O. Nascimento, Júlio C.S. Nascimento   +7 more
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Melanism in Bradypus variegatus (Pilosa, Bradypodidae) [PDF]

Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos, 2020
In January 2011, a brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus, was observed in an Atlantic Forest area from Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. The individual presented a blackish fur, indicating a melanic condition.
Novaes, Roberto Leonan Morim
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Morfologia do esôfago de Bradypus variegatus (Schinz, 1825)

Biotemas, 2019
Bradypus variegatus, vulgarmente conhecida como preguiça comum, pertence a um grupo individualizado de mamíferos, com peculiaridades morfológicas e biológicas já descritas, porém, pouco se sabe sobre questões estruturais do seu trato digestório ...
Ellen Yasmin Eguchi Mesquita, Paola Cardias Soares, Luise Ratis Mello, Ana Rita Lima, Elane Guerreiro Giese, Érika Branco   +5 more
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Seroprevalence of Arboviruses and Genetic Characterization of Orbiviruses in Sloths from Western Panama [PDF]

Viruses
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are an increasingly significant threat to public health in tropical regions. In this study, we investigated the seroprevalence of various arboviruses in two species of sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni and Bradypus ...
Rita Corrales, Yamilka Díaz, Vanessa Pineda, Yaneth Pitti, Lisseth Saenz, Jean-Paul Carrera, Celestino Aguilar, Alexander Martínez, Maria Chen-Germán, Kathryn A. Hanley, Nikos Vasilakis, Robert B. Tesh, Azael Saldaña, Sandra López-Vergès   +13 more
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Intestine vascularization of sloth (Bradypus variegatus SCHINZ, 1825) [PDF]

Acta Veterinaria Brasilica, 2020
Common sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is a mammal that belongs to the superorder Xenarthra, typical from neotropical regions, with geographic distribution from Honduras to northern Argentina.
Albuquerque, Priscilla Virgínio de, Alcântara, Silvia Fernanda de, Amorim, Marleyne José Afonso Accioly Lins, Andrade, Gilcifran Prestes de, Miranda, Maria Eduarda Luiz Coelho de, Santos Nascimento, Júlio Cézar dos   +5 more
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Muscle architectural properties indicate a primary role in support for the pelvic limb of three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus). [PDF]

J Anat, 2023
Three‐toed sloths use their pelvic limbs for suspensory support and deceleration during suspensory walking largely via strong, slow contractions of the major hip, knee, ankle, and digital flexor muscles as indicated by their architectural properties.
Morgan DM, Spainhower KB, Mossor AM, Avey-Arroyo JA, Butcher MT.   +4 more
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Ehrlichia spp. and Anaplasma spp. in Xenarthra mammals from Brazil, with evidence of novel 'Candidatus Anaplasma spp.' [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2020
: Anaplasmataceae agents are obligatory intracellular Gram-negative α-proteobacteria that are transmitted mostly by arthropod vectors. Although mammals of the Superorder Xenarthra (sloths, anteaters, and armadillos) have been implicated as reservoirs for
Calchi AC, Vultão JG, Alves MH, Yogui DR, Desbiez ALJ, De Santi M, Santana MS, da Silva TMV, Werther K, Teixeira MMG, Machado RZ, André MR.   +11 more
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