Immunomodulation of murine collagen-induced arthritis by N, N-dimethylglycine and a preparation of
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2007 Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its accepted animal model, murine collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), are classic autoimmune inflammatory diseases which require proinflammatory cytokine production for pathogenesis.
Davis Paul +4 more
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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2006 Background Inflammation is a predominant characteristic of autoimmune diseases which is characterized by the increased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
Lawson John W, Mani Sachin
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O mexilhão Perna perna no Brasil: nativo ou exótico? [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2016 A mitilicultura no Brasil se baseia no mexilhão Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758), que é encontrado em todo o litoral brasileiro, sendo especialmente abundante do Espírito Santo a Santa Catarina. Nos últimos anos, foi lançada a hipótese de que P.
B.S. Pierri +2 more
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Characterization of ten highly polymorphic microsatellite loci for the intertidal mussel
BMC Research Notes, 2012 Background The brown mussel Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) is a dominant constituent of intertidal communities and a strong invader with multiple non-native populations distributed around the world.
Coelho Nelson C +4 more
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Comparative performance of the mussels Perna perna and Perna viridis, cultivated at four different depths [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 2016 This study aims to evaluate the effect of environmental variability on the growth and survival of the subtropical and tropical mussels Perna perna and Perna viridis at four different culture depths in the Gulf of Cariaco during an annual cycle. Juveniles
Marielyn García +5 more
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Biogeographical Patterns of Endolithic Infestation in an Invasive and an Indigenous Intertidal Marine Ecosystem Engineer [PDF]
Diversity, 2019 By altering the phenotypic properties of their hosts, endolithic parasites can modulate the engineering processes of marine ecosystem engineers. Here, we assessed the biogeographical patterns of species assemblages, prevalence and impact of endolithic ...
Aldwin Ndhlovu +6 more
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Cheating the Locals: Invasive Mussels Steal and Benefit from the Cooling Effect of Indigenous Mussels. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The indigenous South African mussel Perna perna gapes during periods of aerial exposure to maintain aerobic respiration. This behaviour has no effect on the body temperatures of isolated individuals, but when surrounded by conspecifics, beneficial ...
Justin A Lathlean +5 more
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Aquacultura de mexilhão marinho Perna-perna (L.) [PDF]
, 1984 The Mozambican experimental project on mussel culture began in 1977 to promote cheap food production with high protein value for domestic market. The species Perna perna (L.) has been selected due to its abundance, sustainable culture processes and ...
Ribeiro, F.
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Urastoma cyprinae, NO MEXILHÃO Perna perna CULTIVADO NO SUL DO BRASIL
Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2018 Urastoma cyprinae (Platyhelminthes: Urastomidae) foi coletado entre os filamentos branquiais do mexilhão cultivado Perna perna de três localidades do estado de Santa Catarina no sul do Brasil. Amostras de P. perna foram coletadas mensalmente de julho de
Ana Lúcia CARNEIRO-SCHAEFER +4 more
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Ocorrência de Monstrilla sp. em Perna perna cultivado no Brasil
Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2017 Copepoditos do gênero Monstrilla foram registrados em Perna perna cultivados no litoral do estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Entre julho de 2010 a junho de 2011 foram coletados 2.880 indivíduos de P.
Ana Lúcia CARNEIRO-SCHAEFER +4 more
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