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First crotoxin-like phospholipase A2 complex from a New World non-rattlesnake species: Nigroviriditoxin, from the arboreal Neotropical snake Bothriechis nigroviridis
(Toxicon vol 93:144–154, 2015-01)
Bothriechis nigroviridis is an arboreal Neotropical pitviper found in Costa Rica and Panam a. A previous
proteomic profiling of its venom revealed the presence of proteins with homology to the A and B subunits
of ...
Aproximaciones desde la gerontología narrativa: la memoria autobiográfica como recurso para el desarrollo de la identidad en la vejez
Aproaches from narrative gerontology:autobiographical memory as a resource for identity development in older people
(2015)
En la actualidad, validar la reflexión y la actividad subjetiva en la vejez, tanto como la actividad objetiva
externa, es un reto para la Gerontología: no solo se trata de aspirar a envejecer y mantenerse activo en ...
Pathological changes induced by BaH1, a hemorrhagic proteinase isolated from Bothrops asper (Terciopelo) snake venom, on mouse capillary blood vessels
(1994-08)
The pathological changes induced in capillaries by BaH1, a hemorrhagic metalloproteinase isolated from the venom of Bothrops asper, were studied after i.m. injection in mouse gastrocnemius. Hemorrhage was observed ...
Tamaño de la porción de algunos alimentos y preparación para preescolares y adultos de una comunidad rural y una comunidad urbana del Valle Central de Costa Rica
(1992)
Con el incremento dentro del pais de enfermedades que incluyen en
su etimología factores dieteticos, ha aumentado el interes por
estudiar el papel de la dieta en estas enfermedades, mediante la
investigacion ...
Programa de rondas interlaboratorios de análisis de alimentos (PRIDDA): Evaluación del desempeño analítico en el período 1998-2000
(2001)
En 1998 se diseñó un “Programa de Rondas Interlaboratorios de Análisis de Alimentos” (PRIDDA) para evaluación del desempeño analítico de laboratorios, que se desarrolla en forma continua siguiendo los lineamientos de la ...
Genome Sequencing of Sulfolobus sp. A20 from Costa Rica and Comparative Analyses of the Putative Pathways of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Metabolism in Various Sulfolobus Strains
(2016-11-30)
The genome of Sulfolobus sp. A20 isolated from a hot spring in Costa Rica was sequenced. This circular genome of the strain is 2,688,317 bp in size and 34.8% in G+C content, and contains 2591 open reading frames (ORFs). ...
Calcium imaging of muscle cells treated with snake myotoxins reveals toxin synergism and presence of acceptors
(2009-04-17)
Snake myotoxins have a great impact on human health worldwide. Most of them adopt a phospholipase A2 fold and occur in two forms which often co-exist in the same venom: the Asp49 toxins hydrolyse phospholipids, whilst Lys49 ...
Confrontando teorías: ¿Propone Didi-Huberman un programa de investigación en Confronting Images: Questioning the Ends of a Certain History of Art?
(Revista de Filosofía de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Vol. 52, No. 134, 2013., 2014)
Este artículo estudia la postura teórico-metodológica de Georges Didi-Huberman en “Confronting Images: Questioning the Ends of a Certain History of Art”. El modelo de análisis se basa en la tesis expuesta por Imre Lakatos ...
A systematic review of the relationship between familism and mental health outcomes in Latino population
(2016-10-25)
Background: Familismo or familism is a cultural value frequently seen in Hispanic cultures, in which a higher emphasis is placed on the family unit in terms of respect, support, obligation, and reference. Familism has been ...
Selvamicin, an atypical antifungal polyene from two alternative genomic contexts
(2016-11-15)
The bacteria harbored by fungus-growing ants produce a variety of small molecules that help maintain a complex multilateral symbiosis. In a survey of antifungal compounds from these bacteria, we discovered selvamicin, an ...