15 articles in this issue
Adilson Ferreira Silva, Claudinei da Cruz, Nathalia Garlich, Wilson Roberto Cerveira Junior, Robinson Antonio Pitelli (Autor)
The aim of this research was to evaluate the feasibility for the use of the organisms Lemna minor, Azolla caroliniana, Hyphessobrycon eques, Pomacea canaliculata and Daphnia magna as exposure bioindicators for ethanol (lethal and effective concentration 5... see more
Aline Bacelar Gonçalves, Ana Carolina Ferreira Maia, Jorge Andres Rueda, Ana Paula de Figueiredo Conte Vanzela (Autor)
The treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia is challenging due to side effects, efficacy of the available drugs, and costs. Utilization of L-asparaginase as a therapeutic agent is essential to increase survival of patients. However, costs are elevated a... see more
Luiza Regina Silva, Milene Maria da Silva Castro, Adilva de Souza Conceição (Autor)
Bignoniaceae comprises 82 genera and 827 species distributed mostly in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few species in temperate climates, and is most diverse in South America. The Brazil is the center of diversity for the group, with about 406 sp... see more
Cristina Guilherme de Almeida, Maria Conceição de Souza, Simone Rodrigues Slusarsk (Autor)
The goal of this study was to evaluate the population structure of Lonchocarpus cultratus located in a riparian zone in the flood plain of the upper Paraná River. Data were collected on the stem diameter at breast height (DBH) and the plant height from tw... see more
Fernando Alves Ferreira, Gisele Catian, Arnildo Pott (Autor)
The diaspore bank is an important component of biological diversity acting mainly as storage and source of diaspores, which also indicate dynamics and patterns of maintenance of plant diversity. We tested the hypothesis that the diaspore bank would be the... see more
Evaneide Nogueira Lopes, Milza Celi Fedatto Abelha, Valéria Flávia Batista-Silva, Elaine Antoniassi Luiz Kashiwaqui, Dayani Bailly (Autor)
We described the spatial distribution of fish trophic groups in the Água Boa Stream, MS, Brazil. Specimens were caught using electrofishing in the upper, intermediate and lower stretches of the stream, between March and November 2008. We analyzed 415 stom... see more
Gislaine Rezer Costa, Mariana Balhego Rocha, Marcus Vinicius Morini Querol, Jacir Dal Magro, Michel Mansur Machado, Luís Flávio Souza de Oliveira (Autor)
This study assessed the limnology from the Medium Uruguay River Basin in Uruguaiana, Brazil, with a focus on the concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, and Mn), to assess the toxicological potential (cytotoxicity and genotoxicity) for humans using as biol... see more
Tatiane do Nascimento Lima (Autor)
Cannibalism is influenced by various intrinsic and extrinsic factors of the population, such as density, population structure, prey availability, habitat structure and famine. These factors acting either independently or in synergy determine the frequency... see more
Alex Soares Marreiros Ferraz, Ruan Carlos Macêdo de Moraes, Naiza Arcângela Ribeiro de Sá, Francisco Teixeira Andrade, Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins, Vânia Marilande Ceccatto (Autor)
In this study, we tested the use of murinometric indices and bioimpedance (BIA) to determine obesity in rats. Female Wistar rats (8 weeks/130-160 g) were divided into control and oophorectomy group. The Body Mass Index (BMI) and Lee index (LI) were used a... see more
Hugo Santana, Lício Fábio Almeida Andrade Ferreira, Ítalo Sousa Pereira, Lucas Miranda Marques, Tiana Baqueiro Fiqueiredo, Robson Amaro Augusto da Silva (Autor)
Staphylococcus aureus infection may lead to the development of soft tissue damage. It has been evaluated in other researches using different animal models. In addition, the inflammatory response developed by the host organism facing an infection by this p... see more
Gislei Frota Aragão, Dayanne Terra Tenório Nonato, Edson Lopes da Ponte, Jonathan Rodrigues Sales, Daniel Barroso Alencar, Silvana Saker Sampaio, Edna Maria Camelo Chaves, Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy (Autor)
This study aimed to investigate the EEAm effect in mice models of nociception, inflammation and in behavioral tests evaluating the central nervous system. EEAm had inhibitory effects in the following tests: acetic acid-induced writhing (78%); formalin (62... see more
Kaira Emanuella Sales da Silva-Leite, Cinthia Silva Queiroz, Juliana da Costa Madeira, Pedro Marcos Gomes Soares, Maria Gonçalves Pereira, Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy (Autor)
Mimosa tenuiflora (Mimosaceae) or “jurema-preta” is well distributed in the northeast Brazil, being popularly used to treat skin lesions, burns and inflammation. The healing effect of the alcoholic extract prepared with its barks corroborates the popular ... see more
Zélia Terezinha Teixeira Rossi, Evaristo Mauro de Castro, Giuslan Carvalho Pereira, João Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa, Graziele Wolff de Almeida Carvalho, Marco Aurélio de Lima Silva Rossi, Fabrício José Pereira (Autor)
Fluorides released during the manufacture of aluminum, fertilizers, glass and ceramics are considered to be highly toxic to plants, causing damages in relatively small concentrations. This study aimed to evaluate fluoride (F) accumulation and its effects ... see more
Tatiane Tagliatti Maciel, Bruno Corrêa Barbosa, Helba Helena Santos-Prezoto, Fábio Prezoto (Autor)
Knowing the importance of participation by insects at cadaverous decomposition processes, and the limited use of the family Formicidae in criminal investigations, this study aims to record the foraging activity of four genera of ants in carcasses of... see more
Rodrigo Junio da Graça, Thomaz Mansini Carrenho Fabrin, Luciano Seraphim Gasques, Sônia Maria Alves Pinto Prioli, Alberto José Prioli, Ricardo Massato Takemoto (Autor)
Studies with molecular markers are currently more common for all groups of living organisms. Molecular techniques used in Platyhelminthes parasites of fishes do not merely reveal complex life cycles, but are important for species distinction and the eluci... see more