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Ecophysiology of Amphibians: Information for Best Mechanistic Models by Bovo, Rafael P., Navas, Carlos A., Tejedo, Miguel, Valença, Saulo E. S., Gouveia, Sidney F.

“…Several amphibian lineages epitomize the faunal biodiversity crises, with numerous reports of population declines and extinctions worldwide. Predicting how…”
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ANALYSIS OF BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS, DISEASE BURDEN AND LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF 167 PATIENTS WITH BRAZILIAN PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL HEMOGLOBINURIA - ANOTHER NATURAL HISTORY by AP Azambuja, MM Oliveira, L Cruvinel, P Bovo, MA Bittencourt, R Pasquini, M Malvezzi

“…Introduction: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) may occur as classical hemolytic disease or a small PNH clone found in a patient with bone marrow…”
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Physiological responses of Brazilian amphibians to an enzootic infection of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis by Bovo, Rafael P, Andrade, Denis V, Toledo, Luís Felipe, Longo, Ana V, Rodriguez, David, Haddad, Célio F B, Zamudio, Kelly R, Becker, C Guilherme

“…Pathophysiological effects of clinical chytridiomycosis in amphibians include disorders of cutaneous osmoregulation and disruption of the ability to rehydrate,…”
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Empirical estimation of skin resistance to water loss in amphibians: agar evaluation as a non-resistance model to evaporation by Senzano, Luis M., Bovo, Rafael P., Andrade, Denis V.

“…Total resistance (rt) to evaporative water loss (EWL) in amphibians is given by the sum of the boundary layer (rb) and the skin resistance (rs). Thus, rs can…”
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Biophysical Modeling of Water Economy Can Explain Geographic Gradient of Body Size in Anurans by Gouveia, Sidney F, Bovo, Rafael P, Rubalcaba, Juan G, Da Silva, Fernando Rodrigues, Maciel, Natan M, Andrade, Denis V, Martinez, Pablo Ariel

“…Geographical gradients of body size express climate-driven constraints on animals, but whether they exist and what causes them in ectotherms remains…”
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Reporting guidelines for terrestrial respirometry: Building openness, transparency of metabolic rate and evaporative water loss data by Wu, Nicholas C., Alton, Lesley, Bovo, Rafael P., Carey, Nicholas, Currie, Shannon E., Lighton, John R.B., McKechnie, Andrew E., Pottier, Patrice, Rossi, Giulia, White, Craig R., Levesque, Danielle L.

“…Respirometry is an important tool for understanding whole-animal energy and water balance in relation to the environment. Consequently, the growing number of…”
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Beyond Janzen's Hypothesis: How Amphibians That Climb Tropical Mountains Respond to Climate Variation by Bovo, R P, Simon, M N, Provete, D B, Lyra, M, Navas, C A, Andrade, D V

“…Synopsis Janzen's hypothesis (JH) posits that low thermal variation selects for narrow physiological tolerances, and thus small species distributional ranges…”
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Does gestation or feeding affect the body temperature of the golden lancehead, Bothrops insularis (Squamata: Viperidae) under field conditions? by Bovo, Rafael P.(Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Zoologia), Marques, Otavio A. V.(Instituto Butantan Laboratório de Ecologia e Evolução), Andrade, Denis V.(Universidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Zoologia)

“…Temperature affects physiological performance in reptiles and, therefore, body temperature (Tb) control is argued to have an important adaptive value…”
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Not Good, but Not All Bad: Dehydration Effects on Body Fluids, Organ Masses, and Water Flux through the Skin of Rhinella schneideri (Amphibia, Bufonidae) by Anderson, Rodolfo C. O., Bovo, Rafael P., Eismann, Carlos E., Menegario, Amauri A., Andrade, Denis V.

“…Because of their permeable skin, terrestrial amphibians are constantly challenged by the potential risk of dehydration. However, some of the physiological…”
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Natural history of pancreatitis associated with cystic fibrosis gene mutations by Frulloni, L, Castellani, C, Bovo, P, Vaona, B, Calore, B, Liani, C, Mastella, G, Cavallini, G

“…Background. An increased incidence of CFTR mutations has recently been reported in chronic and idiopathic pancreatitis. Aim. The aim of the study was to verify…”
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Serum selenium concentrations in chronic pancreatitis and controls by Vaona, B., Stanzial, A.M., Talamini, G., Bovo, P., Corrocher, R., Cavallini, G.

“…In the light of the recent hypothesis that one cause of pancreatic damage may be related to the toxic action of oxygen free radicals [Braganza JM. The…”
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PA.71 “BULL'S EYE” CALCULI IN CHRONIC PANCREATITIS ASSOCIATED WITH GENE MUTATIONS by Amodio, A, Frulloni, L, Scattolini, C, Graziani, R, Cicero, C, Bovo, P, Pravadelli, C, Pozzi Mucelli, R, Vantini, I

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Association of keratin 8 gene mutation with chronic pancreatitis by Cavestro, G.M, Frulloni, L, Nouvenne, A, Neri, T.M, Calore, B, Ferri, B, Bovo, P, Okolicsanyi, L, Di Mario, F, Cavallini, G

“…Background. Keratin 8 (K8) and 18 (K18) are the major components of the intermediate filament cytoskeleton of pancreatic acinar cells and play a relevant role…”
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Evaporative respiratory cooling augments pit organ thermal detection in rattlesnakes by Cadena, Viviana, Andrade, Denis V, Bovo, Rafael P, Tattersall, Glenn J

“…Rattlesnakes use their facial pit organs to sense external thermal fluctuations. A temperature decrease in the heat-sensing membrane of the pit organ has the…”
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Cigarette smoking : an independent risk factor in alcoholic pancreatitis by TALAMINI, G, BASSI, C, VANTINI, I, PEDERZOLI, P, CAVALLINI, G, FALCONI, M, FRULLONI, L, DI FRANCESCO, V, VAONA, B, BOVO, P, RIGO, L, CASTAGNINI, A, ANGELINI, G

“…It is not known whether cigarette smoking plays a role as a risk factor in alcoholic pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to compare drinking and smoking…”
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Long-Term Follow-up of Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis in Italy by CAVALLINI, G, FRULLONI, L, ANGELINI, G, BRUNORI, M. P, FILIPPINI, M, PEDERZOLI, P, TALAMINI, G, BOVO, P, BASSI, C, DI FRANCESCO, V, VAONA, B, FALCONI, M, SARTORI, N

“…Background: We investigated the epidemiologic, clinical, and radiologic aspects of a mixed medicosurgical series of chronic pancreatitis patients observed at…”
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Blood oxygen affinity increases during digestion in the South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus terrificus by Bovo, Rafael P., Fuga, Adriana, Micheli-Campbell, Mariana A., Carvalho, José E., Andrade, Denis V.

“…Digesting snakes experience massive increases in metabolism that can last for many days and are accompanied by adjustments in the oxygen transport cascade…”
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Comparison of ultrasound-secretin test and sphincter of Oddi manometry in patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis by DI FRANCESCO, V, BRUNORI, M. P, CAVALLINI, G, RIGO, L, TOOULI, J, ANGELINI, G, FRULLONI, L, BOVO, P, FILIPPINI, M, VAONA, B, TALAMINI, G

“…Manometry is considered the gold standard for evaluating sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. It has recently been demonstrated that the ultrasound (US) secretin…”
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Effect of alcohol and smoking on pancreatic lithogenesis in the course of chronic pancreatitis by CAVALLINI, G, TALAMINI, G, DI FRANCESCO, V, BRUNORI, M. P, BASSI, C, PEDERZOLI, P, VAONA, B, BOVO, P, FILIPPINI, M, RIGO, L, ANGELINI, G, VANTINI, I, RIELA, A, FRULLONI, L

“…The aim of the study was to establish whether correlations were discernible between calcification, smoking, and other variables--including alcohol intake--in…”
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Tussive effect of capsaicin in patients with gastroesophageal reflux without cough by Ferrari, M, Olivieri, M, Sembenini, C, Benini, L, Zuccali, V, Bardelli, E, Bovo, P, Cavallini, G, Vantini, I, Lo Cascio, V

“…The aim of this study was to clarify the influence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) on cough threshold in patients with digestive symptoms but free from…”
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