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Distribuição espaço-temporal dos animais recebidos no Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 2003 a 2012
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUFMG, 2014-02-26)
The wildlife rehabilitation center in Belo Horizonte (CETAS - BH) is one of the responsible for the receipt and destination of wild animals who are victims of trafficking in Minas Gerais. The aim was to characterize the ...
Existe um sistema que funciona de acordo com o modelo de Jeffress nas vias auditivas de mamíferos?
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUFMG, 2011-03-31)
Different models have been proposed for the determination of the neural mechanisms involved in the ability to locate sources of sound. One of the most reported in the literature is the Jeffress model (1948), which emphasizes ...
Caracterização morfológica do acúmulo de gordura hepática no período pós natal
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrasilICB - INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLOGICASPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biologia CelularUFMG, 2021-08-24)
The liver is fundamental for the homeostasis of the organism. Its importance has its origin in the gestational period when the organ assumes the control of a crucial process: the hematopoiesis of the fetus. The neonatal ...
Modelagem espacial de corredores ecológicos em paisagens naturalmente heterogêneas
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUFMG, 2013-04-25)
Connectivity is a vital component in landscape ecology; it influences the processes of evolution and dynamics of populations. Ecological corridors are strategies for potential contribution to biodiversity conservation that ...
A Fossil Equid from the Pleistocene of Alegrete, southern BrazilUm Eqüídeo Fóssil do Pleistoceno de Alegrete, RS, Brasil
(Instituto de Geociências /Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2003)
Pancreatic islets from dexamethasone-treated rats show alterations in global gene expression and mitochondrial pathways
(General Physiol and Biophysics, 2012-03-01)
Chronic administration of glucocorticoids (GC) leads to characteristic features of type 2 diabetes in mammals. The main action of dexamethasone in target cells occurs through modulation of gene expression, although the ...
Serological survey for rabies in serum samples from vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) in Botucatu region, SP, Brazil
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP), 2008-01-01)
The chiropterans constitute 25% of the world's mammal fauna. Due to the destruction of their natural ecosystem, the vampire bats have moved from nature to artificial roosts closer to man and domestic animals. This phenomenon ...
Canine trypanosomiasis: etiology of infection and implications for public health
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP), 2009-01-01)
Canine trypanosomiasis, caused by protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma, is divided into two primary types: the American form (Chagas disease), due to Trypanosoma cruzi infection, and the African form (sleeping sickness or ...
5-HT1B receptor in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
(Elsevier B.V., 2011-01-13)
Serotonin (5-HT) is involved in the fine adjustments at several brain centers including the core of the mammal circadian timing system (CTS) and the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The SCN receives massive ...
Retinal projections and neurochemical characterization of the pregeniculate nucleus of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-05-01)
In mammals, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and the intergeniculate leaflet (IGL) are the main components of the circadian timing system. The SCN is the site of the endogenous biological clock that generates rhythms and ...