Astrocytes are integral components of brain circuits, where they sense, process, and respond to surrounding activity, maintaining homeostasis and regulating synaptic transmission, the sum of which results in behavior modulation. These interactions are possible due to their complex morphology, composed of a tree-like structure of processes to cover defined territories ramifying in a mesh-like system of fine leaf...
INTRODUCTION. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease occurring mainly in women of childbearing age. MS may interfere with family planning and motherhood decision. AIM. To study the influence of MS diagnosis and course of the disease on motherhood decision. PATIENTS AND METHODS. The cohort of 35 to 45-year-old female patients diagnosed with MS for at least ten years was selected from six Portuguese MS ce...
Introducción. La esclerosis múltiple (EM) es una enfermedad incapacitante que afecta mayoritariamente a mujeres en edad fértil. La EM puede alterar el deseo de crear una familia y concebir hijos. Objetivo. Estudiar la influencia del diagnóstico de la EM y de su evolución sobre la decisión de ser madre. Pacientes y métodos. Se seleccionó una cohorte integrada por pacientes de 35-45 años diagnosticadas de EM desd...
INTRODUCTION. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease occurring mainly in women of childbearing age. MS may interfere with family planning and motherhood decision. AIM. To study the influence of MS diagnosis and course of the disease on motherhood decision. PATIENTS AND METHODS. The cohort of 35 to 45-year-old female patients diagnosed with MS for at least ten years was selected from six Portuguese MS ce...
The importance of aquaporin expression in water permeability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae was assessed by measuring the osmotic water permeability coefficient (P-f) and the activation energies (E-a) from both hypo- and hypertonic experiments performed with whole protoplasts from four strains differing in aquaporin level of expression: parental, double-deleted and overexpressing AQY1 or AQY2. Double-deleted (lowe...