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Unique CYP3A4 genetic variant in Brazilian tuberculosis patients with/without HIV
Molecular Medicine Reports, 2011 CYP3A4 is involved in tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug metabolism. Transcriptional activation by rifampicin involves the CYP3A4 gene 5'-upstream region. Consequently, variation may interfere with transcription and enzymatic activity and even drug response.
André L, Jeovanio-Silva +5 more
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Tail risk exposures of hedge funds: Evidence from unique Brazilian data
Brazilian Review of Econometrics, 2019 This paper examines tail risk in the Brazilian hedge fund industry. We rely on a unique data set of daily returns for every hedge fund in Brazil, dead or alive. By employing the universe of hedge funds, we ensure the absence of selection, survivorship, and instant history biases.
Caio Almeida +2 more
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 Brazil has several important biomes holding impressive fauna and flora biodiversity. Cerrado being one of the richest ones and a significant area in the search for new plant-based products, such as foods, cosmetics, and medicines. The therapeutic potential of Cerrado plants has been described by several studies associating ethnopharmacological ...
Tamaeh Monteiro-Alfredo +3 more
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New insights on intercontinental origins of paternal lineages in Northeast Brazil
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2020 Background The current Brazilian population is the product of centuries of admixture between intercontinental founding groups. Although previous results have revealed a heterogeneous distribution of mitochondrial lineages in the Northeast region, the ...
Ana Paula Schaan +14 more
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Stink bugs (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) and an unique host plant in the Brazilian subtropics [PDF]
Iheringia. Série Zoologia, 2001 Stink bugs are seed/fruit sucking insects feeding on an array of host plants. Among them, an exotic tree called privet, Ligustrum lucidum Ait. (Oleaceae), is very common in the urban areas of the Brazilian subtropics, where it is utilized as food source and shelter for over a decem species of bugs, year round. The species composition, their performance
Panizzi, Antônio Ricardo +1 more
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Plasmodium falciparum field isolates from South America use an atypical red blood cell invasion pathway associated with invasion ligand polymorphisms. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Studies of Plasmodium falciparum invasion pathways in field isolates have been limited. Red blood cell (RBC) invasion is a complex process involving two invasion protein families; Erythrocyte Binding-Like (EBL) and the Reticulocyte Binding-Like (PfRh ...
Mary Lopez-Perez +7 more
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BRAZILIAN FEMALE ARTISTS AND THE MARKET: A Very Unique Encounter
Novos Estudos - CEBRAP, 2016 ABSTRACT Various historical and sociological studies focusing on the relationship between gender and art show that women’s participation in the Western art market, although it has increased, continues to represent a minority. However, the Brazilian case proves to be something of an exception, in that women artists occupy positions of prestige in local ...
SIMIONI,ANA PAULA CAVALCANTI +1 more
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THE PESSIMISM IN POETRY AUGUSTO DOS ANJOS
Educação: Teoria e Prática, 2017 Augusto dos Anjos is part of a select group of writers who, having dived deep into human existence, created in Brazilian literature works fleeing the commonplaces of his time and carnivalization condition attributed to the cultural diversity of Brazilian
Wellington Lima Amorim +1 more
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Demographic monitoring of wild muriqui populations: Criteria for defining priority areas and monitoring intensity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Demographic data are essential to assessments of the status of endangered species. However, establishing an integrated monitoring program to obtain useful data on contemporary and future population trends requires both the identification of priority ...
Karen B Strier +10 more
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Unique dynamic mode between Artepillin C and human serum albumin implies the characteristics of Brazilian green propolis representative bioactive component [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 AbstractAs a representative bioactive component in Brazil green propolis, Artepillin C (ArtC; 3, 5-diprenyl-4-hydroxycinnamic acid) has been reported a wide variety of physiological activities including anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activity etc.
Wu, Fan +5 more
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