GENOTOXICITY OF POLYSTYRENE (PS) MICROSPHERES IN SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE TO GAMETES OF THE SAND DOLLAR SCAPHECHINUS MIRABILIS (AGASSIZ, 1864) (ECHINODERMATA, ECHINOIDEA)

Microplastic pollution appears to be one of the major environmental problems in the world today, and researchers have been paying special attention to the study of the impact of microplastics on biota.In this article, we studied the short-term effects of polystyrene micro-spheres on genome integrity using the gametes of the Scaphechinus mirabilis s

ABSTRACT Distributions and feeding ecology of qf1510 mojarra species from shallow water of a tropical estuary in Northeastern Brazil were observed aiming to investigate differences in distribution and resource partitioning among juveniles of three species of mojarras.Fishes were collected with a beach seine across four sites along a salinity gradie

Valley Fever (VF), caused by fungi in the genus Coccidioides, is a prevalent disease in southwestern and western parts of the United States that affects both humans and animals, such as dogs.Although the immune responses to infection with Coccidioides spp.are deroyal finger spring not fully characterized, antibody-detection assays are used in conju

Background The perineal wound is considered an important source of postoperative morbidity and mortality following abdominoperineal resection (APR).Complications include wound dehiscence, infection, abscess, perineal herniation, radiation enteritis, persistent sinus, more heinz omogeneizzati nursing effort, prolonged hospital stay, and increase rea