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Water deprivation and the double- depletion hypothesis: common neural mechanisms underlie thirst and salt appetite
(Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2007-05-01) [Artigo]
Water deprivation-induced thirst is explained by the double-depletion hypothesis, which predicts that dehydration of the two major body fluid compartments, the extracellular and intracellular compartments, activates signals ...
Análise farmacognóstica e atividade antibacteriana de extratos vegetais empregados em formulação para a higiene bucal
(Revista Brasileira de Ciências Farmacêuticas, 2006-09-01) [Artigo]
A utilização de extratos vegetais vem se tornando uma alternativa importante para a prevenção de doenças periodontais. Este trabalho objetivou desenvolver uma formulação de enxagüatório bucal, contendo, em associação, ...
Intermediate reactive oxygen and nitrogen from macrophages induced by Brazilian lichens
(Fitoterapia, 2004-07-01) [Artigo]
The activity of ten compounds isolated from Brazilian lichen over the release of hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide was evaluated in the culture of peritoneal macrophage cells from mice. Salazinic, secalonic A and ...
Assessment of central venous catheter-associated infections using semi-quantitative or quantitative culture methods
(Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2006) [Artigo]
Semiquantitative (Maki) and quantitative (Brun- Buisson) culture techniques were employed in the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in patients who have a short-term central venous catheter (inserted ...
Identificação de Enterobacter spp. através de técnicas convencionais e do sistema semi-automatizado Microscan (Autoscan-4)
(Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, 2004-12-01) [Artigo]
A hundred and ninety-five (195) strains of Enterobacter spp., isolated from diverse clinical specimens - urine, feces, cateter, blood, wound, tracheal aspirate, vaginal fluid - were submitted to the conventional identification ...
Ativação de macrófagos por produtos naturais obtidos da Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae)
(Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, 2003-12-01) [Artigo]
Plants are a valuable source of natural products for the maintenance of human health. The purpose of this paper was the study of immunologic activity of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.), a largely used plant in popular ...
Standardization of platelet parameters determination in blood samples collected with EDTA
(Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, 2003-12-01) [Artigo]
The Abbott Cell-Dyn 3000 automated hematological analyzer prepares a histogram of platelet volume, which is measured by a technique using electrical impedance, inferring from its platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume ...
Série plaquetaŕria: Valores de referência e correlações observadas entre os parâmetros plaquetários em uma população aparentemente saudável
(Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, 2004-10-14) [Artigo]
Mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW) and plateletcrit (PCT) platelet parameters can be important to improve the initial identification of platelet disorders. The purpose of this study is to establish ...
Interação das enterotoxinas estafilocócicas com o sistema imune do hospedeiro
(Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, 2004-10-14) [Resenha]
Staphylococcal enterotoxins are among the most common etiologic agents that cause food poisoning and, possibly, nonmenstrual toxic shock syndrome. These enterotoxins are also called superantigens because they are potent T ...
Evolução no diagnóstico citológico do câncer de colo uterino - Novas tecnologias para o rastreamento citológico cervical
(Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, 2003-12-01) [Resenha]
The cancer of the uterine cervix remains a serious public health problem in developing countries with low social-economic conditions. Papanicolaou smear has been used to screen women for cervical cancer since 1940, and it ...