Search Results - "Souto, R. P."

A pre-regularization scheme for the reconstruction of a spatial dependent scattering albedo using a hybrid ant colony optimization implementation by Stephany, S., Becceneri, J.C., Souto, R.P., de Campos Velho, H.F., Silva Neto, A.J.

“…This work presents a regularization technique applied to an inverse radiative transfer problem formulated as a finite dimensional optimization problem and…”
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The rs2165241 polymorphism of the Loxl1 gene in postmenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse by Costa e Silva, C. L., Bortolini, M. A. T., Batista, N. C., Silva, R. S. P., Teixeira, J. B., Oliveira, É., Souto, R. P., Castro, R. A.

“…This study aimed to verify the presence of polymorphism rs2165241 of the lysyl oxidase-like 1 (Loxl1) gene and its association with pelvic organ prolapse (POP)…”
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Molecular epidemiology of American trypanosomiasis in Brazil based on dimorphisms of rRNA and mini-exon gene sequences by Zingales, B., Souto, R.P., Mangia, R.H., Lisboa, C.V., Campbell, D.A., Coura, J.R., Jansen, A., Fernandes, O.

“…American trypanosomiasis is transmitted in nature via a sylvatic cycle, where Trypanosoma cruzi interacts with wild triatomines and mammalian reservoirs, or…”
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Brazilian isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi from humans and triatomines classified into two lineages using mini-exon and ribosomal RNA sequences by Fernandes, O, Souto, R P, Castro, J A, Pereira, J B, Fernandes, N C, Junqueira, A C, Naiff, R D, Barrett, T V, Degrave, W, Zingales, B, Campbell, D A, Coura, J R

“…Traditional molecular and biochemical methods, such as schizodeme analysis, karyotyping, DNA fingerprinting, and enzyme electrophoretic profiles, have shown a…”
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Sensitive detection and strain classification of Trypanosoma cruzi by amplification of a ribosomal RNA sequence by Souto, R P, Zingales, B

“…A sequence of about 100 bp of the 24S alpha ribosomal RNA was investigated for sensitive detection of Trypanosoma cruzi. It was shown that the target sequence…”
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Trypanosoma rangeli: Discrimination from Trypanosoma cruzi based on a variable domain from the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene by SOUTO, R. P, VARGAS, N, ZINGALES, B

“…306-314. Three synthetic oligonucleotides corresponding to sequences within the D7a divergent domain of the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene have been used to…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi genome project: biological characteristics and molecular typing of clone CL Brener by Zingales, Bianca, Pereira, Maria Elizabeth S., Oliveira, Riva P., Almeida, Katia A., Umezawa, Eufrosina S., Souto, Ricardo P., Vargas, Nancy, Cano, Maria Isabel, da Silveira, José Franco, Nehme, Nédia S., Morel, Carlos M., Brener, Zigman, Macedo, Andrea

“…Clone CL Brener is the reference organism used in the Trypanosoma cruzi Genome Project. CL Brener was obtained by cloning procedures from bloodstream…”
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DNA markers define two major phylogenetic lineages of Trypanosoma cruzi by Souto, Ricardo P., Fernandes, Octavio, Macedo, Andréa M., Campbell, David A., Zingales, Bianca

“…Parasitic protozoa within the taxon Trypanosoma cruzi are considered to be derived from multiple clonal lineages, and show broad genetic diversity as a result…”
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Insecticidal Activity of Piper Essential Oils from the Amazon Against the Fire Ant Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Souto, R N P, Harada, A Y, Andrade, E H A, Maia, J G S

“…Pepper plants in the genus Piper (Piperales: Piperaceae) are common in the Brazilian Amazon and many produce compounds with biological activity against insect…”
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The evolution of two Trypanosoma cruzi subgroups inferred from rRNA genes can be correlated with the interchange of American mammalian faunas in the Cenozoic and has implications to pathogenicity and host specificity by Briones, Marcelo R.S., Souto, Ricardo P., Stolf, Beatriz S., Zingales, Bianca

“…The agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is divided into two highly divergent genetic subgroups, lineages 1 and 2, which include all typed strains…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi:Can Activity of the rRNA Gene Promoter Be Used as a Marker for Speciation? by Floeter-Winter, Lucile M., Souto, Ricardo P., Stolf, Beatriz S., Zingales, Bianca, Buck, Gregory A.

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Fuzzy ant colony optimization for estimating chlorophyll concentration profile in offshore sea water by Carvalho, A.R., de Campos Velho, H.F., Stephany, S., Souto, R.P., Becceneri, J.C., Sandri, S.

“…The determination of some inherent optical properties can be addressed by estimating the ocean chlorophyll concentration, if bio-optical models can be applied…”
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Two types of ribosomal RNA genes in hybrid Trypanosoma cruzi strains by Stolf, Beatriz S., Souto, Ricardo P., Pedroso, Aurélio, Zingales, Bianca

“…Trypanosoma cruzi isolates can be divided into two major phylogenetic lineages— T. cruzi I and T. cruzi II. The population structure is predominantly clonal,…”
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Epidemiology, Biochemistry and Evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi Lineages Based on Ribosomal RNA Sequences by Zingales, B, Stolf, B S, Souto, R P, Fernandes, O, Briones, M R

“…In contrast to the diversity suggested by former approaches, analyses of markers with lower evolutionary rate such as multigenic families suggested dichotomy…”
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Separation and partial characterization of three distinct intracellular GLUT4 compartments in rat adipocytes. Subcellular fractionation without homogenization by Lee, W, Ryu, J, Souto, R P, Pilch, P F, Jung, C Y

“…Insulin recruits GLUT4 from an intracellular location to the plasma membrane in rat adipocytes. The process involves multiple intracellular compartments and…”
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Fossilized excreta associated to dinosaurs in Brazil by Souto, P.R.F., Fernandes, M.A.

“…This work provides an updated register of the main occurrences of fossilized excreta (coprolites and urolites) associated with dinosaurs found in the Brazil…”
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Amplification of a Specific Repetitive DNA Sequence for Trypanosoma rangeli Identification and Its Potential Application in Epidemiological Investigations by Vargas, Nancy, Souto, Ricardo P., Carranza, Julio C., Vallejo, Gustavo A., Zingales, Bianca

“…Vargas, N., Souto, R. P., Carranza, J. C., Vallejo, G. A., and Zingales, B. 2000. Amplification of a specific repetitive DNA sequence for Trypanosoma rangeli…”
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Paleobiogeographical significance of the Late Jurassic continental fauna from western Gondwana by Souto, P.R.F., Fernandes, M.A.

“…The break-up of the western Gondwana paleocontinent during the earliest Late Jurassic in the southern hemisphere triggered several geological events associated…”
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Biological parameters and molecular markers of clone CL Brener - the reference organism of the Trypanosoma cruzi Genome Project by Zingales, B, Pereira, M E, Almeida, K A, Umezawa, E S, Nehme, N S, Oliveira, R P, Macedo, A, Souto, R P

“…Clone CL Brener is the reference organism used in the Trypanosoma cruzi Genome Project. Some biological parameters of CL Brener were determined: (a) the…”
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Molecular approaches to diagnosis of Chagas' disease: use of defined antigens and a target ribosomal RNA sequence by Zingales, B, Golgher, D B, Marmorato, P G, Souto, R P, Gruber, A

“…We evaluated the performance of two defined antigens in the serological diagnosis of Chagas' disease. One of them is a recombinant protein named B13 isolated…”
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