SUMMARY: Antecedents in the literature suggest that vitamin D (VD) play a role in overweigh/obesity. The present study evaluated the effect of VD deficiency diet intake and fat hight on overweight/obesity about white adipose tissue (WAT) and body mass (BM) gain. Animals were divided into four experimenta...
Abstract Objectives: To assess the finger-feeding technique when compared with the cup feeding method during the early stage of preterm infant feeding transition regarding milk loss, milk ingestion period, and complications. Methods: Experimental, randomized, prospective study including 53 preterm infa...
OBJECTIVE: To generate a new body mass index curve of reference values and ranges for body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy and to compare the new curve and weight gain ranges with the currently used references. METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted with a total of 5,656 we...
Resumo Este estudo teve como objetivo a investigação de alguns fatores que contribuíram para uma maior ou menor velocidade de crescimento de crianças até o sexto mês de vida. Estudo de coorte com 240 crianças, avaliadas em quatro momentos. Foram investigadas variáveis de nascimento, práticas ali...
Abstract: We report a 12-year-old girl who presented with recurrent angioedema on the face, trunk, and extremities, and concomitant marked weight gain for 5 years. During the episode, her white blood cell count increased to 47.7×109/L with 89.9% eosinophils, followed by elevated serum level of IL-5, IgE...
ALBUQUERQUE, DANIEL M N;
LOPES, JOÃO B;
FERRAZ, MAÍRA S;
RIBEIRO, MABELL N;
SILVA, SANDRA R G;
COSTA, ELVÂNIA M S;
LIMA, DANIELA C P;
FERREIRA, JEFFERSON D M;
GOMES, PEDRO E B;
LOPES, JACKELLINE C O.
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of vitamin E and selenium on performance, viability, productive efficiency, and yields of carcass, major cuts, and organs of broilers from 22 to 42 days submitted to cyclic-heat stress. The experimental design was randomized blocks, in a 2 × 3 fac...
Alimentación Animal,
Antioxidantes/administración & dosificación,
Antioxidantes/análisis,
Peso Corporal,
Pollos/anatomía & histología,
Pollos/fisiología,
Alimentos Fortificados,
Trastornos de Estrés por Calor/prevención & control,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Selenio/administración & dosificación,
Selenio/análisis,
Factores de Tiempo,
Vitamina E/administración & dosificación,
Vitamina E/análisis,
Aumento de Peso
ABSTRACT Two trials were aimed to evaluate beef tallow in diets with and without emulsifier on performance of pigs at growing-finishing phases. In the first trial, 15 barrows (22.03±0.62 kg) were distributed among three treatments: reference diet; test diet 1 (5% beef tallow) and test diet 2 (10% beef t...
Alimentación Animal,
Dieta Alta en Grasa/métodos,
Dieta Alta en Grasa/veterinaria,
Digestión/fisiología,
Emulsionantes/administración & dosificación,
Ingestión de Energía,
Grasas/administración & dosificación,
Ácidos Grasos/administración & dosificación,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Aceite de Soja/administración & dosificación,
Porcinos/crecimiento & desarrollo,
Factores de Tiempo,
Triglicéridos/sangre,
Aumento de Peso
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar o benefício de paratireoidectomia em pacientes submetidos à hemodiálise, em relação ao estado nutricional e bioquímico, composição corporal e a qualidade de vida. Métodos: estudo longitudinal envolvendo 28 adultos em programa de hemodiálise, com hiperparatireoidismo s...
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the effects of enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin (UFH) administered in prophylactic and therapeutic doses on fetal vessels in healthy pregnant Wistar rats, according to Doppler velocimetry measurements. Methods: Fifty animals were assigned to one of five groups: contro...
Anticoagulantes/farmacología,
Velocidad del Flujo Sanguíneo/efectos de los fármacos,
Enoxaparina/farmacología,
Feto/irrigación sanguínea,
Heparina/farmacología,
Arteria Cerebral Media/efectos de los fármacos,
Ecocardiografía Doppler de Pulso/métodos,
Arteria Cerebral Media/fisiopatología,
Modelos Animales,
Embarazo,
Ratas Wistar,
Ultrasonografía Prenatal/métodos,
Arterias Umbilicales/fisiopatología,
Arteria Uterina/fisiopatología,
Aumento de Peso/efectos de los fármacos
Profitability of sheep production depends on the reproductive response of ewes and growth of their lambs, which can be improved through the ram genotype. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproductive response of Blackbelly (Bb), Pelibuey (Pb), Katahdin (Kat) and Dorper (Dor) ewes crossed with Da...
