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Kilikian B, Afonso L, Souza T, Ferreira R, Pinheiro I
Braz J Microbiol . 2014 Jun; 45(1):279-86. PMID: 24948946
Cellulase production was evaluated in two reference strains (T. reesei Rut-C30 and T. reesei QM9414), two strains isolated from a sugarcane cultivation area (Trichoderma sp. IPT778 and T. harzianum rifai...
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Afonso L, Vivolo V, Caldas L
Appl Radiat Isot . 2009 Nov; 68(4-5):610-3. PMID: 19910201
Two parallel plate ionization chambers (inserted in slab phantoms) recently assembled at IPEN were studied in relation to their operational characteristics for use in quality control of X-ray beams, mammography...
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Toledo V, Mayrink W, Gollob K, Oliveira M, Costa C, Genaro O, et al.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz . 2001 Apr; 96(1):89-98. PMID: 11285479
In this study, we evaluated the immune response of patients suffering from cutaneous leishmaniasis treated with two distinct protocols. One group was treated with conventional chemotherapy using pentavalent antimonium salts...
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Pimenta A, Rochat H, Figueiredo S, Kalapothakis E, Afonso L, de Lima M
Toxicon . 2001 Feb; 39(7):1009-19. PMID: 11223090
We report here the isolation by a two-step chromatographic procedure of two new toxins from the South American scorpion Tityus bahiensis. Their amino-acid sequences and some of their biological features...
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Kalapothakis E, Jardim S, Magalhaes A, Mendes T, De Marco L, Afonso L, et al.
Toxicon . 2000 Nov; 39(5):679-85. PMID: 11072047
The present report describes the use of ELISA with cDNA expression libraries in the identification of immunogenic proteins. The methodology described was applied using libraries constructed with mRNA isolated from...
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Santiago H, Oliveira M, Bambirra E, Faria A, Afonso L, Vieira L, et al.
Infect Immun . 1999 Aug; 67(9):4939-44. PMID: 10456955
Lesion size, cellular infiltration, and tissue parasitism in the footpads of BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania major were all dramatically inhibited during acute but not chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii....
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Afonso L, Edelson G, Sowers J
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens . 1997 May; 6(3):219-23. PMID: 9263663
Hypertension is often accompanied by a host of metabolic defects. Investigations have shown an association between insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, central/visceral obesity, and hypertension. Recent interest has focused on the fact...
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Genaro O, de Toledo V, Da Costa C, Hermeto M, Afonso L, Mayrink W
Clin Dermatol . 1996 Sep; 14(5):503-12. PMID: 8889328
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Sowers J, Raman B, Afonso L, Standley P
J Hum Hypertens . 1996 Mar; 10(3):177-80. PMID: 8733036
This study examines the effects of antihypertensive therapy on platelet cytosolic calcium [Ca2+]i responses to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) and vasopressin (AVP) in 15 patients (50-80 years) participating in the...
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Scharton-Kersten T, Afonso L, Wysocka M, Trinchieri G, Scott P
J Immunol . 1995 May; 154(10):5320-30. PMID: 7730635
Infection of mice with the protozoan Leishmania major is an established in vivo model for the definition of factors that contribute to CD4+ T helper cell subset development. In the...