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Human heterophilic antibodies against equine immunoglobulins: assessment of their role in the early adverse reactions to antivenom administration
(2008)
The presence of human heterophilic antibodies against horse immunoglobulins
(HHA-HI) was determined by ELISA in sera from healthy volunteers and from patients who
received equine antivenom for therapy of snake bite ...
Reproductive biology and postnatal development in the tent-making bat Artibeus watsoni (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
(2006)
In this study we investigated the reproductive patterns and postnatal development in the tent‐making bat Artibeus watsoni. We sampled two populations in the Golfito Wildlife Refuge and Corcovado National Park, south‐western ...
Temporal dynamics of runoff and soil loss on a plot scale under a coffee plantation on steep soil (Ultisol), Costa Rica
(2015)
Soil erosion is a serious threat for cultivated soils on steep slopes under tropical conditions. In Costa Rica, coffee plantations are widespread on such steep slopes in several basins used for hydroelectric generation, ...
Variación estacional de infecciones respiratorias virales en niños hospitalizados
(Revista Mexicana de Pediatría 72 (1) 005-008, 2005-01)
Objetivo. Conocer la variación estacional de los virus asociados a las infecciones respiratorias de niños hospitalizados.
Material y métodos. En 1,017 niños hospitalizados por una enfermedad respiratoria aguda entre ...
Comparative study of the venoms of three subspecies of Lachesis muta (bushmaster) from Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica
(1998-12)
A comparative study was performed on the pharmacology and biochemistry of venoms from three subspecies of Lachesis muta (L. m. stenophrys, L. m. muta and L. m. rhombeata) from Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica. All venoms ...
Membrane cholesterol modulates the cytolytic mechanism of myotoxin II, a Lys49 phospholipase A2 homologue from the venom of Bothrops asper
(2011-04-19)
Lys49 phospholipase A2 (PLA2) homologues present in crotalid snake venoms lack enzymatic activity, yet they induce skeletal muscle necrosis by a membrane permeabilizing mechanism whose details are only partially understood. ...
The early rainy season in Central America: the role of thetropical North Atlantic SSTs
(2016)
We explored the relationship between the precipitation anomalies during May to June as the first peak of the rainy season in the Pacific slope of Central America, and sea surface temperature (SST) fluctuations in the ...
Polimorfismo cromosómico intraespecífico en la serpiente de coral Micrurus nigrocinctus (Ophidia: Elapidae)
(1981)
En un estudio cito genético de 59 ejemplares de la serpiente de coral Micrurus nigrocinctus procedentes de todas las áreas de distribución de Costa Rica, se observó dos patrones cariológicos principales: I o "nigrocinctus" ...
Ecological Correlates of Roost Fidelity in the Tent-Making Bat Artibeus watsoni
(2007-05)
Roost switching is a common occurrence in bats, yet the causes and consequences of such behavior are poorly understood. In this study we explore the ecological correlates of roost fidelity in the tent‐making bat Artibeus ...
Relaciones hídricas en árboles del bosque tropical seco: el caso de Enterolobium cyclocarpum
(2011)
Las relaciones hídricas en árboles de Enterolobium cyclocarpum del Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, Costa Rica,
se estudiaron en diferentes momentos del curso diurno y a lo largo de dos ciclos fenológicos. La característica ...