Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are group of enzymes thought to play an important role in trophoblastic and tumor invasion. The aim of our study was to investigate the trophoblastic expression of MMPs and p53 in normal trophoblast and hydatidiform moles (HM). Paraffin sections of 45 specimens, including 14 complete hydatidiform moles (CM), 15 partial hydatidiform moles (PM), 8 atypical partial...

The traditional views regarding the mammalian order Insectivora are that the group descended from a single common ancestor and that it is comprised of the following families: Soricidae (shrews), Tenrecidae (tenrecs), Solenodontidae (solenodons), Talpidae (moles), Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures), and Chrysochloridae (golden moles). Here we present a molecular analysis that includes represen...

BACKGROUND Hydatidiform moles carry a significant risk for developing persistent gestational trophoblastic disease. Lectins are useful tools to identify cellular glycosylation pattern and changes in glycosylation that occur during growth, development, differentiation and also, during disease states. OBJECTIVES Considering the changes in glycosylation that occur during cell proliferation, diff...

ISO19156Observations andMeasurements (O&M) provides a standardised framework for organising information about the collection of information about the environment. Here we describe the implementation of a specialisation of O&M for environmental data, the Metadata Objects for Linking Environmental Sciences (MOLES3). MOLES3 provides support for organising information about data, and for user navig...

Changes in the total concentration of the volatile fatty acid (VFA) pool in the rumen were followed over a 24 hour period in 2 groups of sheep, 1 fed at 08h00 and the other twice daily at 08h00 and 20h00. Although similar maximum (143 and 147 meq/1) and average (100, 3 and 102, 1 meq/1) levels were found in the 12 and 24 h groups respectively, the twice daily feeding regimen resulted in a lower...

As fraturas de ossos longos (por exemplo, tíbia) são mais frequentemente associadas à síndrome compartimental aguda, uma condição que ameaça os membros. complicações agudas ocorrem como resultado direto do trauma sofrido e podem incluir danos às estruturas vasculares, nervos ou tecidos moles. O grande ortopédico aumenta substancialmente o risco trombose venosa tratamento profilático é indicado ...

We present a simple model for the simultaneous growth of many clusters. A phenomenological theory and simulations in two and three dimensions for this model are presented which describe the critical point where, for the first time, an infinitely large cluster is formed by the coalescence of individual clusters. This critical point is not in the universality class of standard percolation. Geomet...