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Integration and Fixation Preferences of Human and Mouse Endogenous Retroviruses Uncovered with Functional Data Analysis
(2016-06-16)
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), the remnants of retroviral infections in the germ line, occupy ~8% and ~10% of the human and mouse genomes, respectively, and affect their structure, evolution, and function. Yet we still ...
Development of a chicken-derived antivenom against the taipan snake (Oxyuranus scutellatus) venom and comparison with an equine antivenom
(2016-09-15)
A chicken-derived antivenom (ChDAv) towards taipan snake (Oxyuranus scutellatus) venom was produced
by purifying anti-taipan IgY from egg yolks of hens immunized with taipan venom. The productivity,
antivenomic profile, ...
Hyperalgesia induced by Asp49 and Lys49 phospholipases A2 from Bothrops asper snake venom: pharmacological mediation and molecular determinants
(2003-05)
The ability of Lys49 and Asp49 phospholipases A2 (PLA2), from Bothrops asper snake venom, to cause hyperalgesia was investigated in rats, using the paw pressure test. Intraplantar injection of both toxins (5–20 μg/paw) ...
Paracoccidiodomicosis (Reporte de siete casos)
Paracoccidiodomycosis (Report of seven cases)
(Revista Médica de Costa Rica y Centroamérica, tomo 65, número 582, p.41-47, 2008)
Paracoccidiomycosis is an illness produced by dimorphic fungi (Paracoccidiodes Brasiliensis) that can affect various organs, among them skin and mucous membranes, lymph nodes, lungs, bones, adrenal glands, the vascular and ...
Paracoccidiodomicosis pulmonar
(Gaceta Médica de Costa Rica, vol. 7, n. 1, enero-junio 2005, 2005)
La paracoccidioidomicosis es una enfermedad que puede afectar varios órganos, en el 75% de los casos al pulmón, y tiene como agente etiológico al Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, un hongo dimórfico cuya forma parasitaria es ...
Anemia de células falciformes
(Gaceta Médica de Costa Rica, vol. 8, n. 1, enero-junio, 2006, 2006)
La enfermedad de células falciformes es un término usado para describir un grupo de desórdenes autosómicos recesivos, caracterizados por producción de hemoglobina anormal.
Survival and Physical Growth in Infancy and Early Childhood Study of Birth Weight and Gestational Age in a Guatemalan Indian Village
(1975-05)
Many factors contribute independently
or jointly to the cause and
pathogenesis of low birth weight. Attempts
to identify these factors in a
given population, however, are usually
unsuccessful, and conclusions ...
Identidad personal y memoria en adultos mayores sin deterioro cognitivo y con enfermedad de Alzheimer
(2007)
Objetivo. Estudiar las dimensiones de identidad personal y memoria en la vejez Método. Análisis de recuerdos autobiográficos de 12 adultos mayores sin demencia y 12 ancianos con demencia tipo Alzheimer en Costa Rica. ...
Analysis of Phalaenopsis Bud Length during Meiosis to Predict Pollen Fertility
(2017-03)
Phalaenopsis orchids are a very important commercial crop in tropical countries. Nonetheless hybrids feature variations in pollen fertility due to widespread chromosomal rearrangements in meiotic chromosomes. Usually each ...
Síndrome metabólico: ¿Un elefante en una caja?
Metabolic syndrome: An elephant in a box?
(Revista Costarricense de Cardiología, volumen 8, número 3, p. 19-23, 2006)
El síndrome metabólico (SM) es una entidad compleja, que incluye factores de riesgo predictores de enfermedad
cardiovascular. Entre ellos podemos mencionar la obesidad, diabetes e hipertensión arterial, pero sus criterios ...