Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes

Salivary biomarkers of inflammation, angiogenesis, and aging in hookah smokers, cigarette smokers, and non-smokers

Hookah smoking is an increasingly prevalent form of tobacco consumption, particularly among young adults. Although conventional cigarette smoking is well established as a modulator of inflammatory and biological processes in the oral environment, salivary inflammatory and protect...

Combined effects of the landscape and crop management on ant communities

Abstract Agricultural expansion promotes profound changes in natural landscapes that affect biodiversity and agroecosystem functioning. Although agricultural management and landscape context are recognized as key drivers shaping the structure and composition of biological communi...

Comparative Analysis of Intermuscular Bones in Five Characiform Species and Their Early Development in Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)

Intermuscular bones (IBs) are spicule-like, ossified structures located in the myosepta of muscles on either side of the vertebrae that are unique to several orders of teleost fishes, including Order Characiformes, for which research on the characteristics of IBs is limited. We i...