O objetivo deste estudo foi o de procurar evidências da transmissão vetorial da doença de Chagas, nos domicílios e peridomicílios de indivíduos residentes em municípios da região de Botucatu, que tiveram xenodiagnóstico ...

There is recent evidence that aldosterone play a role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients, which leads to the opportunity to block its actions for the benefit of these patients. In nondialytic ...

Introduction: Helicobacter pylori infection is an established risk factor for gastric cancer development, but the exact underlying mechanism still remains obscure. The inactivation of tumor suppressor genes such as p53 and ...

There are several breast cancer experimental models including cell lines, which are commonly used due to ease of handling and storage. However, the continued propagation of cell lines and distribution among laboratories ...

We aimed to examine whether the ventilatory threshold (VT) during an incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) could be determined using heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. Further aims were to assess variables capable of ...

Condrossarcoma é o sarcoma mais frequente da laringe. Sua incidência é maior na cartilagem cricóide do que nas outras cartilagens da laringe, sendo raro que ele se origine na epiglote. Relatamos no texto um caso de ...

This study was carried out with hyperglycemic pregnant women to investigate the transfer of antibody classes to newborns across the placenta or by colostrum and the functional activity of phagocytes in maternal blood, cord ...

Doppler ultrasonography can be used to assess neoangiogenesis, a characteristic feature of postmolar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN). However, there is limited information on whether uterine artery Doppler flow ...

Objective: To describe two successful cases of utilizing refrozen blastocysts by vitrification derived from supernumerary embryos. Design: Case report. Setting: Private fertility clinic. Subjects: Two infertility couple. ...

Leiomyomas of the rectum are rare, with low reported incidence in literature. In most cases, patients are asymptomatic, and are often incidental endoscopic findings. The difficult distinction from leiomyosarcomas, associated ...