Antioxidant and vasorelaxant activities induced by northeastern Brazilian fermented grape skins [PDF]
In northeastern Brazil, grape pomace has become a potential alternative byproduct because of the recover phenolic compounds from the vinification process. Comparative analyses were performed between lyophilized extract of grape skins from pomace, described as fermented (FGS), and fresh, unfermented (UGS) grape skins to show the relevant brand's ...
José George F. Albuquerque +10 more
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The Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) epidemic in Brazil is mainly driven by the subtype B pandemic lineage (BPANDEMIC), while Caribbean non-pandemic subtype B clades (BCAR) seem to account for a very low fraction of HIV-infections in this ...
Flavia Divino +4 more
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Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado [PDF]
We present herein the first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (G. Fischer, 1814) in the Brazilian Cerrado, based on two adult male specimens collected in a “campo limpo” (dry grassland) area at Sempre Vivas National Park, state of Minas Gerais ...
Ana Loss +4 more
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Found in Brazil again! Expanding the distribution of Maxillaria aureoglobula Christenson (Orchidaceae, Maxillariinae) and a key to the species of Maxillaria sect. Rufescens Christenson from Brazil [PDF]
The distribution of Maxillaria aureoglobula is expanded to northeastern Brazil. This species is probably more geographically widespread than expected, and the new record reported here is a geographical link between the other occurrences
Alessandro Wagner Coelho Ferreira +3 more
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Occult B infection in the Brazilian northeastern region: a preliminary report [PDF]
A sentinel study on viral hepatitis is currently being carried out in the village of Cavunge in a semiarid rural region of the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. This study has identified individuals in whom anti-HBc IgG was the only serological marker for hepatitis B virus (HBV).
Almeida, Delvone +6 more
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Novas ocorrências de macroalgas marinhas bentônicas no estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
Foram realizados estudos na região entremarés de recifes da Praia de Boa Viagem, Recife, nordeste do Brasil, em dezembro de 2009 (período seco) e abril de 2010 (período chuvoso), para analisar a estrutura da comunidade das macroalgas epífitas em outras ...
Luanda Pereira Soares +1 more
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First record of Flabellina dana Millen and Hamann, 2006 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) in the South Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
The nudibranch Flabellina dana Millen and Hamann, 2006 is reported from two localities in the northeastern Brazilian coast. These are the first records of this species, previously recorded from localities in the Bahamas and the Caribbean Sea, in South ...
Licia Sales +5 more
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DEFB1 gene polymorphisms and tuberculosis in a Northeastern Brazilian population
β-Defensin-1, an antimicrobial peptide encoded by the DEFB1 gene, is known to play an important role in lung mucosal immunity. In our association study we analyzed three DEFB1 functional polymorphisms -52G>A (rs1799946), -44C>G (rs1800972) and -20G>A (rs11362) in 92 tuberculosis patients and 286 healthy controls, both from Northeast Brazil: no ...
Celerino da Silva, Ronaldo +7 more
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Morphological variation in atlas and axis of Neotropical spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae)
Abstract The unique morphologies of the first two cervical vertebrae, the atlas and axis, represent a significant innovation in mammalian evolution. These structures support the weight of the head and enable intricate movements of the head and neck.
Thomas Furtado da Silva Netto +3 more
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Flora da Região de Xingó, Alagoas e Sergipe (Brasil): Turneraceae
Resumo Este trabalho compreende o levantamento taxonômico da família Turneraceae para a Região de Xingó: Alagoas e Sergipe, Nordeste brasileiro. Foram encontradas nove espécies, distribuídas em dois gêneros: Piriqueta cistoides, P.
Lamarck Rocha +3 more
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