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Morphometry and skeletopy of kidneys and renal vessels in “ring-tailed coati” (...
Duarte,Rafaela Dünkel; Peçanha,Shirley Viana; Estruc,Thais Mattos; Nascimento,Renata Medeiros do; Sousa,Carlos Augusto Santos; Souza Júnior,PauloAbstract Nasua nasua is a carnivore belonging to the family Procyonidae and is widely distributed throughout South America. The details of its anatomy are fundamental to the application of antomy and understanding of its natural history. This study aimed to measure the average length, width, thickness, and volume of the kidneys; the average length of the renal artery and vein, and to describe the renal and vess...
Protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding and effectiveness of maternal vacc...
Nascimento,Renata Medeiros do; Baptista,Paulo Neves; Lopes,Katiuscia Araújo de Miranda; Pimentel,Analíria Moraes; Cruz,Fábia da Silva PereiraAbstract Objective: To assess the protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding and the effectiveness of maternal vaccination in reducing pertussis-like illness. Method: This was a case-control study conducted in sentinel hospitals for pertussis in Recife between July 2016 and July 2018. Cases included children aged under six months with symptoms compatible with pertussis (pertussis-like illness). Controls inclu...
ORIGIN AND ANTIMERIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE OBTURATOR NERVES IN THE NEW ZEALAND RA...
Nascimento,Renata Medeiros do; Estruc,Thais Mattos; Pereira,Jorge Luiz Alves; Souza,Erick Candiota; Souza Junior,Paulo; Abidu-Figueiredo,MarceloAbstract New Zealand rabbits are widely used as experimental models and represent an important casuistic in veterinary practices. The musculoskeletal conformation of rabbits frequently leads to the occurrence of lumbosacral lesions with neural involvement. In order to contribute to the comparative anatomy and the understanding of these lesions, the origin and distribution of the obturator nerves of 30 New Zeala...