In Situ Bioassays
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1. Use of Chironomus sp (Diptera, Chironomidae) to assess the quality of sediment and metal contamination / Utilização de Chironomus sp (Diptera, Chironomidae) para a avaliação da qualidade de sedimentos e contaminação por metais
O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a viabilidade do uso das espécies Chironomus xanthus e Chironomus riparius na avaliação da qualidade de sedimentos e da contaminação por metais por meio de diferentes ensaios ecotoxicológicos. As amostras de sedimento foram coletados no rio Monjolinho e tributários (14 estações de amostragem). Foi realizada
Publicado em: 2006
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2. Análise da presença de agentes mutagênicos nas águas do Rio Pitimbú/RN
The Pitimbu River is located at the oriental portion of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, including three importants cities named Macaíba, Parnamirim e Natal. Although its high importance as a water source, which supplys great part of the South Zone of the Natal city, this river receives a large quantity of domestic and industrial waste water without treatm
Publicado em: 2006
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3. Interleukin 6 is expressed in high levels in psoriatic skin and stimulates proliferation of cultured human keratinocytes.
Psoriasis is a common papulosquamous skin disease. The histopathology is characterized by epidermal hyperplasia and inflammation. Recent studies suggest that keratinocyte proliferation and inflammation in psoriasis are manifestations of the same underlying pathological process. Interleukin 6 (IL-6), a cytokine that is a major mediator of the host response to
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4. A biosensor for environmental genotoxin screening based on an SOS lux assay in recombinant Escherichia coli cells.
A genetically controlled luminescent bacterial reporter assay, the SOS lux test, was developed for rapid detection of environmental genotoxins. The bioassay is based on the recombinant plasmid pPLS-1, which was constructed as a derivative of pBR322, carrying the promoterless luxCDABFE genes of Photobacterium leiognathi downstream of a truncated cda gene from
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5. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin 3 mRNAs in the peripheral target fields of developing inner ear ganglia.
In situ hybridization was used to study the site and timing of the expression of nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin 3 (NT-3), and neurotrophin 5 (NT-5) mRNAs in the developing inner ear of the rat. In the sensory epithelia, the levels of NGF and NT-5 mRNAs were below the detection limit. NT-3 and BDNF mRNAs were
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6. Ablation of the prion protein (PrP) gene in mice prevents scrapie and facilitates production of anti-PrP antibodies.
Mice, homozygous for prion protein (PrP) gene ablation (Prn-p0/0), develop normally and remain well > 500 days after inoculation with murine scrapie prions. In contrast, wild-type mice developed scrapie < 165 days after inoculation and most Prn-p0/+ mice, heterozygous for disruption of the PrP gene, exhibited signs of central nervous system dysfunction betwe
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7. Introduction of a Lepidopteran-Specific Insecticidal Crystal Protein Gene of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki by Conjugal Transfer into a Bacillus megaterium Strain That Persists in the Cotton Phyllosphere
A lepidopteran toxin gene of the entomopathogen Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-1 was introduced into a cotton leaf-colonizing Bacillus megaterium strain, RS1, by conjugal transfer. Rifampin- and nalidixic acid-resistant colonies obtained after cell mating were screened for crystal production by microscopy. A transcipient, B. megaterium RS1-43, was