The concept that pathogenic bacteria might elicit their harmful effects in humans and animals by means of poisons elaborated by these microorganisms in the infected host is almost as old as the notion of pathogenic bacteria itself (William Edward van Heyningen 1950, 1970). The heuristic impact of the concept of bacterial poisons was considerable after the discovery of bacteria and their relatio...

Artykuł dotyczy usieciowienia gdańskiego botanika Jacoba Breyne’a oraz naturaliów, przede wszystkim roślin żywych i zasuszonych, a także ich reprezentacji narracyjnych wizualnych (tj. opisów przedstawiających je ilustracji), które przesyłano z do Gdańska w drugiej połowie XVII w. Na podstawie analizy literatury przedmiotu, źródeł narracyjnych, ikonograficznych materialnych (exsiccatae) przybliż...

Lankhorst, K, Takken, T, Zwinkels, M, van Gaalen, L, Velde, St, Backx, F, Verschuren, O, Wittink, H, and de Groot, J. Sports participation, physical activity, health-related fitness in youth with chronic diseases or disabilities: the health adapted sports study. J Strength Cond Res 35(8): 2327–2337, 2021—Youth disabilities (CDPD) often show reduced activity (PA) levels participate less organize...

It has been more than ten years since the first Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) matching for Fanconi anemia was reported, allowing successful haemopoietic reconstitution in affected sibling by transplantation of stem cells obtained from HLA-matched offspring (Verlinsky et al., 2000; Verlinsky et al., 2001). Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) in combination with HLA matching is being used to ...

The aim of this work is clarify the identification of Mesocyclops ogunnus that occur in several reservoirs in the State of São Paulo and that was previously identified as Mesocyclops kieferi. These two species are closely related species with very similar characteristics. The differential characteristics are presented and the distribution of both species in the world is discussed.

Dial Transplant 2010; 25: 1373–1375 3. Breborowicz A, Polubinska A, Oreopoulos DG. Changes in volume of peritoneal cells exposed to osmotic stress. Perit Dial Int 1999; 19: 119–123 4. Gotloib L, Wajsbrot V, Shostak A et al. Effect of hyperosmolarity upon the mesothelial monolayer exposed in-vivo and in-situ to a mannitol enriched dialysis solution. Nephron 1999; 81: 301–309 5. Gotloib L. Mechan...

background cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (cmtc) is a sporadic congenital skin vascular abnormality. significant number of patients has other congenital anomalies. case report we report a case of a preterm male newborn with cutis marmorata pattern presented on the skin of the face, right side of front of the trunk, whole back, glutei and both legs. besides, microretrognatia and asymm...