Abstract: Genetic polymorphisms involved in mercury toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics may be associated with severe mercury toxicity. This study aimed to investigate the impact of an ALAD polymorphism on chronic mercury ...

Objective: Analyze the SINAN epidemiological database for cases of viral hepatitis B and C, using the Linkage tools between the databases of the Laboratory Environment Manager (GAL) and the data from the Foundation of ...

OBJETIVO: Investigar a soroprevalência de anticorpos contra o sarampo em adultos jovens, residentes em Belém e Ananindeua, estado do Pará, Brasil, visando identificar indivíduos suscetíveis. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Estudo ...

Background/aim: The ingestion of contaminated seafood by MeHg is considered the main route of human exposure, turning the salivary gland one important target organ. The salivary glands play critical roles in maintaining ...

In the last decades, mega-diverse rivers worldwide (e.g., the Amazon and their tributaries) have experienced several human-driven transformations, although impact assessments oftentimes lack baseline data or reference ...

Background: Non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) have shown a significant incidence and prevalence and have been increasingly associated with people’s lifestyles and youths. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine ...

Indomethacin (INDO) demonstrates therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases. Despite its importance as a drug, INDO causes gastrointestinal problems and adverse reactions in the central nervous ...

In contrast to the ‘avian-like’ diploid number (2n = 80), most toucans and aracaris (Piciformes: Ramphastidae) have divergent karyotypes, exhibiting a higher 2n. To identify the chromosomal rearrangements that shaped the ...

Cancer cell lines are widely used as in vitro models of tumorigenesis, facilitating fundamental discoveries in cancer biology and translational medicine. Currently, there are few options for glioblastoma (GBM) treatment ...