BACKGROUND: Propofol is commonly used as sedative in newborns and children.Recent experimental studies led to contradictory results, revealing neurodegenerative or neuroprotective properties of propofol on the developing brain.We investigated neurodevelopmental short- and long-term effects of neonatal propofol treatment.METHODS: 6-day-old Wistar ra
This paper focuses upon a place called the Vertical Village, a building in the center of Rio de Janeiro inhabited exclusively by indigenous peoples from different ethnic groups belonging to different Hula Dolls parts of the country.In this paper, we discuss questions related to the experience of being indigenous in a city, the construction of a res
Oral delivery of macromolecules requires permeation enhancers (PEs) adaptable to formulation.Sucrose laurate (SL) (D1216), a food grade surfactant, was assessed in Caco-2 monolayers, isolated rat intestinal tissue mucosae, and rat intestinal instillations.Accordingly, Twin Tub Pump Belt 1 mM SL increased the apparent permeability coefficient (Papp)
Namalycastis jaya sp.n.(Polychaeta: Nereididae: Namanereidinae) is described from the southern coast of Kerala in southwest India.One important characteristic feature of the species is the lack of notochaetae in all parapodia, a characteristic that it shares with at least two other species, Namalycastis elobeyensis Glasby, 1999 and Namalycastis haw