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Effects of benign prostatic hyperplasia and finasteride therapy on prostatic blood flow in dogs by Angrimani, D.S.R., Silvestrini, G.R., Brito, M.M., Abreu, R.A., Almeida, L.L., Vannucchi, C.I.

“…Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is characterized by an enlargement of the prostate accompanied by an increase in prostatic blood perfusion and…”
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Farmers’ actions toward sustainability: a typology of dairy farms according to sustainability indicators by Bánkuti, F. I., Prizon, R. C., Damasceno, J. C., De Brito, M. M., Pozza, M. S. S., Lima, P. G. L.

“…Milk production is an important economic and social activity in Brazil. Failure to meet institutional and market demands for quality and sustainability has led…”
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The use of reduced glutathione (GSH) as antioxidant for cryopreserved sperm in dogs by Angrimani, D.S.R., Nichi, M., Brito, M.M., Kawai, G.K.V., Rui, B.R., Losano, J.D.A., Vieira, N.M.G., Francischini, M.C.P., Cruz, D.S.G., Queiroz-Hazarbassanov, N., Massoco, C.O., Vannucchi, C.I.

“…ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplementation with different concentrations of reduced glutathione GSH (0; 5; 7.5; 10mM) in the…”
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The influence of canine brucellosis on morphofunctional features of epididymal spermatozoa: case report by Angrimani, D.S.R., Lúcio, C.F., Losano, J.D.A., Brito, M.M., Silva Júnior, R.A., Keid, L.B., Nichi, M., Vannucchi, C.I.

“…ABSTRACT The present work reports a clinical case of a mongrel dog, with serological diagnosis of brucellosis, from which epididymal sperm analysis was…”
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Proteins and Peptides at the Interfaces of Nanostructures by Brito, Adrianne M M, Belleti, Elisangela, Menezes, Lucivaldo R, Lanfredi, Alexandre J C, Nantes-Cardos, Iseli L

“…The present review focuses on the proteins and peptides at the interfaces of nanostructured metals and semiconductors as a result of their use in synthesis…”
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Tetramer Dissociation and Monomer Partial Unfolding Precedes Protofibril Formation in Amyloidogenic Transthyretin Variants by Quintas, Alexandre, Vaz, Daniela C., Cardoso, Isabel, Saraiva, Maria João M., Brito, Rui M.M.

“…Amyloid fibril formation and deposition is a common feature of a wide range of fatal diseases including spongiform encephalopathies, Alzheimer's disease, and…”
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Improving autologous ovarian transplantation with frozen-banked tissue: robotic assistance and the utilization of a human regenerative matrix by Oktay, K, Soleimani, R, Lee, S, Ozkavukcu, S, Brito, M.M, Babayev, S

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Biological activity of heterologous murine interleukin-10 and preliminary studies on the use of a dextrin nanogel as a delivery system by Carvalho, Vera, Castanheira, Pedro, Faria, Tiago Q., Gonçalves, Catarina, Madureira, Pedro, Faro, Carlos, Domingues, Lucília, Brito, Rui M.M., Vilanova, Manuel, Gama, Miguel

“…Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine, which active form is a non-covalent homodimer with two intramolecular disulphide bonds essential for…”
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In situ ultra-fast heat deposition does not perturb the structure of serum albumin by Chaves, Otávio A, Jesus, Catarina S H, Henriques, Elsa S, Brito, Rui M M, Serpa, Carlos

“…MnTPPS is a metallic water soluble porphyrin with high potential to be used as a contrast agent in photoacoustic tomography. In order to fully understand the…”
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Poly(9‐undecyl‐9‐methyl‐fluorene) and poly(9‐pentadecyl‐9‐methyl‐fluorene): Synthesis, solution structure, and effect of side chain asymmetry on aggregation behavior by Knaapila, Matti, Stewart, Beverly, Garamus, Vasil M., Ramos, M. Luísa, Cruz, Pedro F., Brito, Rui M. M., Justino, Lícinia L. G., Fausto, Rui, Napierala, Connor, Forster, Michael, Burrows, Hugh D., Scherf, Ullrich

“…ABSTRACT We report on solution aggregates and backbone conformation of poly(9‐undecyl‐9‐methyl‐fluorene) (PF1‐11) and poly(9‐pentadecyl‐9‐methyl‐fluorene)…”
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Effect of ethyleneoxide groups of anionic surfactants on lipase activity by Magalhães, Solange S., Alves, Luís, Sebastião, Marco, Medronho, Bruno, Almeida, Zaida L., Faria, Tiago Q., Brito, Rui M.M., Moreno, Maria J., Antunes, Filipe E.

“…The use of enzymes in laundry and dish detergent products is growing. Such tendency implies dedicated studies to understand surfactant‐enzyme interactions. The…”
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Cell Spotting: educational and motivational outcomes of cell biology citizen science project in the classroom by Silva, Cândida, Monteiro, Antonio Jose, Manahl, Caroline, Lostal, Eduardo, Schäfer, Teresa, Andrade, Nazareno, Brasileiro, Francisco, Mota, Paulo, Serrano Sanz, Fermin, Carrodeguas, Jose, Brito, Rui

“…Success stories of citizen science projects widely demonstrate the value of this open science paradigm and encourage organizations to shift towards new ways of…”
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Protein folding and unfolding simulations: a new challenge for data mining by Brito, Rui M M, Dubitzky, Werner, Rodrigues, J Rui

“…One of the unsolved paradigms in molecular biology is the protein folding problem. In recent years, with the identification of several diseases as protein…”
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Functional and conformational changes in the aspartic protease cardosin A induced by TFE by Fraga, Ana Sofia, Esteves, Ana Cristina, Micaelo, Nuno, Cruz, Pedro F., Brito, Rui M.M., Nutley, Margaret, Cooper, Alan, Barros, Marlene M.T., Pires, Euclides M.V.

“…► We studied the effects of TFE on cardosin A activity and structure. ► Low TFE concentrations induce a decrease on stability and a reversible activity loss. ►…”
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The amyloidogenic potential of transthyretin variants correlates with their tendency to aggregate in solution by Quintas, Alexandre, Saraiva, M.J.M, Brito, Rui M.M

“…Amyloid fibril formation and deposition are the basis for a wide range of diseases, including spongiform encephalopathies, Alzheimer's and familial amyloidotic…”
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Influence of Parity on Oxidative Status in Pregnant, Peripartum and Postpartum Mares by Alonso, M.A., Souza, D.F., Riccio, A.V., Affonso, F.J., Brito, M.M., Francischini, M.C.P., Neves, F.C., Kawai, G.K.V., Nichi, M., Fernandes, C.B.

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Determination of the critical micelle concentration of surfactants using the fluorescent probe N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine by Brito, R M, Vaz, W L

“…The fluorescence quantum yield of N-phenyl-1-naphthylamine (NPN) increases about 10-fold and the wavelength of maximum fluorescence emission is blue-shifted…”
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The Tetrameric Protein Transthyretin Dissociates to a Non-native Monomer in Solution by Quintas, Alexandre, Saraiva, Maria João M., Brito, Rui M.M.

“…In amyloidosis, normally innocuous soluble proteins polymerize to form insoluble fibrils. Amyloid fibril formation and deposition have been associated with a…”
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Structure and Aggregation Mechanisms in Amyloids by Almeida, Zaida L, Brito, Rui M M

“…The aggregation of a polypeptide chain into amyloid fibrils and their accumulation and deposition into insoluble plaques and intracellular inclusions is the…”
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Ligand-Targeted Delivery of Photosensitizers for Cancer Treatment by Gierlich, Piotr, Mata, Ana I, Donohoe, Claire, Brito, Rui M M, Senge, Mathias O, Gomes-da-Silva, Lígia C

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising cancer treatment which involves a photosensitizer (PS), light at a specific wavelength for PS activation and oxygen,…”
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