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A study on the genetic diversity of Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807; Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Turkey

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been widely employed in phylogeographic and phylogenetic studies. In the present study, the genetic identification of the scorpion Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) was carried out by using the 16S mitochondrial gene, since this scorpion represents the most important s...

Estudio de cultivos celulares primarios derivados de Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

El propósito principal de la investigación aquí presentada fue obtener cultivos celulares primarios derivados de Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Esta mosca necrófaga es utilizada para determinar el intervalo post-mortem y en terapia larval. A partir de huevos embrionados, se realizaron exp...

Investigaciones sobre la enfermedad de Chagas en el Departamento de Medicina Tropical del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud. Ano 1982-2009. A 100 años del Descubrimiento de la Enfermedad de Chagas

El Departamento de Medicina Tropical del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud se dedicó desde sus inicios (1982) a la investigación de la Enfermedad de Chagas realizando estudios serológicos, búsqueda de un modelo animal y control de la enfermedad a través del mejoramiento de la vivi...

"The Pyrenees are not hollow": the mountain as a boundary object

In Toulouse, around 1850, a controversy about the structure of the Pyrenees pitted observatory director Frederic Petit against geology professor Alexandre Leymerie. The object of the debate was an assumption formulated by Petit: that the inside of the Pyrenees was practically hollow. This proposal was ba...

The pattern of fall of serum bilirubin after operative relief of obstructive jaundice. A preliminary report

This is the beginning of a prospective study on patients who have obstructive jaundice to see how the serum bilirubin falls after operative relief of the obstruction. Seven of such patients have been studied; four had carcinoma of the head of the pancreas while the other three had choledocholithiasis. Th...

Arthur Neiva e a 'questão nacional' nos anos 1910 e 1920

Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos; 16 (supl.1), 2009
Com o objetivo de analisar as interpretações e os diagnósticos sobre o Brasil elaborados pelo cientista e escritor Arthur Neiva entre as décadas de 1910 e 1920, especialmente a partir de suas crônicas literárias e do relatório da expedição científica realizada ao interior do Brasil em 1912, des...

Variables relacionadas con respuestas inconsistentes en una encuesta sobre relaciones sexuales realizada a estudiantes de Santa Marta, Colombia

Antecedentes: la encuesta autoadministrada es la forma más usada y confiable para investigar comportamientos relacionados con la salud en adolescentes. Por lo general, un grupo significativo de participantes responde de forma inconsistente a algunos puntos de tópicos relacionados, particularmente con t...

Notes and observations on courtship and mating in Tityus (Atreus) magnimanus Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Courtship and mating behaviors of the scorpion Tityus (Atreus) magnimanus are herein described, consisting of various components that pertain to four distinct behavioral stages. The courtship and mating rituals of Tityus (Atreus) magnimanus are similar to those of other scorpions. Behavioral components a...

Frequency of spermatophore production and regeneration in the males of Tityus (Atreus) magnimanus Pocock, 1897 (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

The frequency of spermatophore production and the amount of time between matings for laboratory-reared males of Tityus (Atreus) magnimanus to regenerate spermatophores were examined. Males attain sexual maturity at the fifth or sixth instar (after a period of 137 to 155 days) and can produce initial sper...

Vision loss following snakebite in a patient with controlled aplastic anemia

Viper venoms act mainly on blood and blood vessels. Reports of ophthalmic manifestations after snakebite include ptosis and ophthalmoplegia. In the current study, we describe a case that developed bilateral retinal and subretinal hemorrhage following snakebite. Bilateral retinal hemorrhage is a rare ocul...