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Brucella abortus Induces the Premature Death of Human Neutrophils through the Action of Its Lipopolysaccharide
(2015-05-06)
Most bacterial infections induce the activation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs), enhance their microbicidal function, and promote the survival of these leukocytes for protracted periods of time. Brucella abortus ...
Cell surface nucleolin interacts with and internalizes Bothrops asper Lys49 phospholipase A2 and mediates its toxic activity
(2018)
Phospholipases A2 are a major component of snake venoms. Some of them cause severe muscle necrosis
through an unknown mechanism. Phospholipid hydrolysis is a possible explanation of their toxic action,
but catalytic and ...
Análisis Bibliométrico de las publicaciones generadas por la Facultad de Microbiología de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 2002-2005
(2010-07)
En el presente estudio se realizó un análisis bibliométrico de la producción científica de los docentes de la carrera de Licenciatura en Microbiología y Química Clínica de la Universidad de Costa Rica durante el período ...
Evaluación del nicho ecológico deformas larvales de Aedes aegypti y Culex quinquefasciatus (Díptera: Culicidae) en una comunidad urbana de San José, Costa Rica
(2007)
Observations related to the width and overlap of the ecological niche for larval forms of Aedes
aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in artificial containers were performed using the data obtained
during two laval surveys ...
Dengue vector (Aedes aegypti) larval habitats in an urban environment of Costa Rica analysed with ASTER and QuickBird imagery
(2010-01-13)
Dengue fever is transmitted mainly by the mosquito species
Aedes aegypti
, which
breeds in water-filled containers in tropical urban areas. In this study medium- and
high-resolution satellite (ASTER and QuickBird) ...
Antibody-dependent enhancement of toxicity of myotoxin II from Bothrops asper
(2024)
Improved therapies are needed against snakebite envenoming, which kills and
permanently disables thousands of people each year. Recently developed
neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against several snake toxins have ...
Presencia de los genes de toxigenicidad nheA, nheBy nheC en cepas de Bacillus cereus aisladas de leches deshidratadas en Costa Rica
Detection of toxigenic genes nheA, nheB and nheC in Bacillus cereus strains isolated from powdered milk samples in Costa Rica
(2014)
La leche en polvo es un producto de alto consumo humano que no precisa de ser conservado en frío, no obstante, diversos microorganismos pueden deteriorarlo. En la población costarricense, también se observa este alto ...
Disfunción tiroidea subclínica en población adulta costarricense
Subclinical thyroid dysfunction in adult Costa Rican population
(2015)
Introducción. La disfunción tiroidea subclínica es un desorden común que puede representar la etapa temprana de una franca enfermedad tiroidea. Objetivo. Conocer la prevalencia de disfunción tiroidea subclínica en una ...
Biochemical Indicators of nutritional status and dietary intake in Costa Rican Cabécar Indian Adolescents
(2005-03)
The purpose of this study was to determine the blood levels of selected nutritional status indicators and the dietary intake of Costa Rican Cabécar Indians aged 10 to 16 years. The results showed that 65% of the adolescents ...
Enfermedad de Chagas en Costa Rica: Estudio comparativo en dos épocas diferentes
Chagas disease in Costa Rica: comparative studyin two different stages
(2006)
Para actualizar la situación de la Enfermedad de Chagas en Costa Rica se realizó un estudio serológico y epidemiológico parcial en 4 zonas de riesgo en el país. Un total de 1.561 estudiantes de 6 a 12 años fueron estudiados ...