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A Tania Bijovsky

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Moura A, Cardoso A, Costa-da-Silva A, Winter C, Bijovsky A
PLoS One . 2015 Feb; 10(2):e0118736. PMID: 25710877
Despite the established role of Culex quinquefasciatus as a vector of various neurotropic viruses, such as the Rift Valley and West Nile viruses, as well as lymphatic filariasis, little is...
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Martins L, Fogaca A, Bijovsky A, Carballar-Lejarazu R, Marinotti O, Cardoso A
PLoS One . 2013 Nov; 8(10):e77664. PMID: 24204911
Insect storage proteins accumulate at high levels during larval development of holometabolous insects. During metamorphosis they are degraded, supplying energy and amino acids for the completion of adult development. The...
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Zauli R, Yokoyama-Yasunaka J, Miguel D, Moura A, Pereira L, da Silva Jr I, et al.
Parasit Vectors . 2012 Jan; 5:11. PMID: 22236464
Background: Parasites of the Leishmania genus alternate between the flagellated extracellular promastigote stage and intracellular amastigotes. Here we report the characterization of a Leishmania isolate, obtained from a cutaneous leishmaniasis...
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Almeida F, Moura A, Cardoso A, Winter C, Bijovsky A, Suesdek L
Infect Genet Evol . 2011 Sep; 11(8):2138-43. PMID: 21907309
Wolbachia are α-proteobacteria that were first reported in Culex pipiens mosquitoes early in the twentieth century. Since then, the effect of Wolbachia on their host's reproduction has drawn attention and...
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Cardoso A, Cres R, Moura A, Almeida F, Bijovsky A
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz . 2010 Jun; 105(3):254-62. PMID: 20512237
The vitellogenic process in Culex quinquefasciatus, which is triggered by a blood meal, involves the synthesis, distribution and storage of the nutrients necessary for embryo development. The fat body of...
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da Cunha Sais T, de Moraes R, Ribolla P, de Bianchi A, Marinotti O, Bijovsky A
Arthropod Struct Dev . 2007 Dec; 32(2-3):219-26. PMID: 18089007
The salivary glands of Culex quinquefasciatus female mosquitoes are paired organs composed of two lateral lobes with proximal and distal secretory portions, and a medial lobe. All portions comprise a...
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Okuda K, Almeida F, Mortara R, Krieger H, Marinotti O, Bijovsky A
J Insect Physiol . 2007 Aug; 53(12):1307-15. PMID: 17716685
Haematophagy, the utilization of blood as food, has evolved independently among insects such as mosquitoes, bedbugs, fleas, and others. Accordingly, several distinct biological adaptations have occurred in order to facilitate...
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Okuda K, Caroci A, Ribolla P, Marinotti O, de Bianchi A, Bijovsky A
J Insect Physiol . 2005 May; 51(7):769-76. PMID: 15890356
The midgut of adult female Anopheles darlingi is comprised of narrow anterior and dilated posterior regions, with a single layered epithelium composed by cuboidal digestive cells. Densely packed apical microvilli...