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Abstract The green iguana (Iguana iguana) is an iguanine lizard with herbivorous and arboreal habits, whose distribution spans through South America, Central America to the south of North America. Although the genus Iguana is well‐known, the species still lacks a comprehensive and up‐to‐date anatomical study, particularly addressing the axial skeleton,
Vieno Rosa +2 more
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Osteohistological sampling on different bones of theropod dinosaur documents discrepant age record, growth, and metabolism. This could result unprecise paleobiological inferences if samplings are based on single bones. However, multi‐bone sampling can attenuate these discrepancies, helping to infer growth dynamics and physiology of these extinct ...
Geovane Alves de Souza +3 more
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La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), han venido impulsando desde 1990 la Promoción de la Salud a través de las escuelas, como una estrategia diseñada para mejorar la calidad de vida de los ...
Liliana Crocco +2 more
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Trypanosoma cruzi—the causative agent of Chagas disease—like other kinetoplastids, relies mostly on post-transcriptional mechanisms for regulation of gene expression.
Gisele Fernanda Assine Picchi-Constante +10 more
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Protective immunity against Trypanosoma cruzi [PDF]
Upon infection, Trypanosoma cruzi triggers a strong immune response that has both protective and pathological consequences. In this work, several important questions regarding protective immunity are reviewed.
Basombrío, Miguel Ángel Manuel +2 more
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Dental crown morphological variation and heterodonty in carcharhiniform sharks
Abstract Elasmobranch teeth are highly mineralized structures that constitute the majority of the fossil record for this group. Despite their taxonomic and evolutionary significance, detailed descriptions of dental morphology remain scarce. The order Carcharhiniformes, the most diverse among sharks, comprises 304 valid species that display remarkable ...
Flávia Zanini, Karla D. A. Soares
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Encontro de Aedes albopictus no Estado do Pará, Brasil
Pela primeira vez é registrada a presença do Aedes (Stg) albopictus no Estado do Pará, Brasil, em área urbana no município de Medicilândia distante cerca de 90 km de Altamira, onde foram capturados por meio de isca humana 42 exemplares de mosquitos ...
Maria de Nazaré de Oliveira Segura +5 more
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PERFIL ETIOLÓGICO DAS INFECÇÕES RESPIRATÓRIAS AGUDAS (IRA) OCORRIDAS NO ESTADO DO ACRE
Introdução: As infecções respiratórias agudas (IRAs) são um grupo diversificado de doenças infecciosas, que acometem o trato respiratório de crianças e adultos pelo mundo, sendo os agentes etiológicos mais comuns os vírus.
Ágatha Monike Silva Nunes +10 more
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Possible therapeutic repositioning of valproic acid: From epileptic seizures to acute kidney injury
Valproic acid, an anticonvulsant, may be repositioned to prevent acute kidney injury due to ischemia followed by reperfusion. It preserves renal functions, electrolyte homeostasis and active sodium transport in kidney tubules, and blocks the onset of hypertension.
Danilo Alves‐Bezerra +8 more
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'It is like a tomato stall where someone can pick what he likes': structure and practices of female sex work in Kampala, Uganda. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Effective interventions among female sex workers require a thorough knowledge of the context of local sex industries. We explore the organisation of female sex work in a low socio-economic setting in Kampala, Uganda.
A-M Cote +34 more
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