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Richetti, Stefânia Konrad; Rosemberg, Denis Broock; Ventura-Lima, Juliane; Monserrat, José María; Bogo, Maurício Reis; Bonan, Carla Denise
(2011)
Pollution is a world problem with immeasurable consequences. Heavy metal compounds are frequently found as components of anthropogenic pollution. Here we evaluated the effects of the treatment with
cadmium acetate, lead ...
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Rebelo, Mauro Freitas; Monserrat, José María; Bastos, Wanderley Rodrigues
(2003)
When laboratory intercomparison exercises are conducted, there is no a priori dependence of the concentration of a certain compound
determined in one laboratory to that determined by another(s). The same applies when ...
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Monserrat, José María; Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Bianchini, Adalto; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano
(2003)
Worms like polychaetes, oligochaetes, and nematodes, have been widely used in studies of aquatic and soil pollution. Several ecotoxicological characteristics make these animals suitable for use as a biomonitor, including ...
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Monserrat, José María; Bianchini, Adalto
(2001)
The kinetic characteristic (Km) of cholinesterase from the crab Chasmagnathus granulata, the shrimp Farfantepenaeus
paulensis and the fish Odontesthes bonaeriensis were compared and correlated with the anticholinesterasic ...
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Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Iurman, Mariana G.; Abreu, Paulo Cesar Oliveira Vergne de; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María
(2005)
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a naturally occurring prooxidant molecule, and its effects in the macroinvertebrate infauna were previously observed. The existence of a gradient of antioxidant enzymes activity (catalase [CAT], ...
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Moraes, Tarsila Barros; Ferreira, Josencler Luis Ribas; Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Votto, Ana Paula de Souza; Trindade, Gilma Santos; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Abreu, Paulo Cesar Oliveira Vergne de; Monserrat, José María
(2006)
Polychaeta species like Laeonereis acuta (Nereididae) usually secrete great amounts of mucus that wrap the animal inside. Taking into account that fungi action in the sediment and UV radiation acting on dissolved organic ...
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Pinho, Grasiela Lopes Leães; Rosa, Cristiane Moura da; Maciel, Fabio Everton; Bianchini, Adalto; Yunes, João Sarkis; Proença, Luis Antonio de Oliveira; Monserrat, José María
(2005)
Microcystins are hepatotoxins suspected to generate oxidative stress. This mechanism was evaluated in gills of the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulatus (Decapoda, Brachyura). Adult male crabswere fed ground beef with ...
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Pinho, Grasiela Lopes Leães; Rosa, Cristiane Moura da; Maciel, Fabio Everton; Bianchini, Adalto; Yunes, João Sarkis; Proença, Luis Antonio de Oliveira; Monserrat, José María
(2005)
Antioxidant responses and oxidative stress were evaluated in the hepatopancreas of the estuarine crab Chasmagnathus granulates (Decapoda, Brachyura) after oral microcystin administration. Responses were evaluated through ...
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Cravo, Marlize Ferreira; Piedras, Fernanda Reinhardt; Moraes, Tarsila Barros; Ferreira, Josencler Luis Ribas; Freitas, Diana Paula Salomão de; Machado, Márcia Dornelles; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María
(2007)
The aim of this study was to analyze the total antioxidant capacity (TOSC), generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the different body regions of the estuarine polychaeta Laeonereis acuta ...
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Cravo, Marlize Ferreira; Ventura-Lima, Juliane; Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Amado, Lílian Lund; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Rebelo, Mauro; Bianchini, Adalto; Monserrat, José María
(2009)
Antioxidant enzymes, total antioxidant capacity (TOSC) and concentration of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured in anterior (A), middle (M) and posterior (P) body regions of Laeonereis acuta after copper (Cu; 62.5 ...
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Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Ventura-Lima, Juliane; Regoli, Francesco; Fattorini, Daniele; Notti, Alessandra; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Monserrat, José María
(2008)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the exposure to cadmium on the antioxidant responses in the polychaeta
Laeonereis acuta. The worms were submitted to 0, 5, and 100 mg of Cd/L during a period of ...
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Jaramillo, Mauricio Diaz; Ferreira, Josencler Luis Ribas; Rocha, Alessandra Martins da; Bay-Smith, E.; Fillmann, Gilberto; Barra, Ricardo; Monserrat, José María
(2011)
The objective of this study was to analyse biochemical responses induced by the carbon nanomaterial fullerene (C60) in the polychaete Perinereis gualpensis(Nereididae).
The activity of glutathione-Stransferase
(GST), ...
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Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Bianchini, Adalto; Monserrat, José María
(2008)
The effects of H2O2 were evaluated in the estuarine worm Laeonereis acuta (Polychaeta, Nereididae) collected at the Patos Lagoon estuary (Southern Brazil) and maintained in the laboratory under controlled salinity (10 psu ...
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Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Bianchini, Adalto; Monserrat, José María
(2008)
The effects of H2O2 were evaluated in the estuarine worm Laeonereis acuta (Polychaeta, Nereididae) collected at the Patos Lagoon estuary (Southern Brazil) and maintained in the laboratory under controlled salinity (10 psu ...
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Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Bianchini, Adalto; Monserrat, José María
(2008)
The effects of H2O2 were evaluated in the estuarine worm Laeonereis acuta (Polychaeta, Nereididae) collected at the Patos Lagoon
estuary (Southern Brazil) and maintained in the laboratory under controlled salinity (10 psu ...
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Verde, Pablo Emílio; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Amado, Lílian Lund; Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Bianchini, Adalto; Monserrat, José María
(2006)
A novel approach for statistical analysis of comet assay data (i.e.: tail moment) is proposed, employing public-domain statistical software, the R system. The analytical strategy takes into account that the distribution ...
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Ventura-Lima, Juliane; Bogo, Maurício Reis; Monserrat, José María
(2011)
Arsenic(As)is a wide spread pollutant in the world and its toxicity is related to its chemical form,with inorganic forms being
considered more toxic than the organic form, and huge differences ineffects and processes
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Castro, Micheli Rosa de; Lima, Juliane Ventura; Freitas, Diana Paula Salomão de; Valente, Roberto de Souza; Dummer, Natália Seus; Aguiar, Rosiane Borba de; Santos, Luciane Cougo dos; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María; Barros, Daniela Marti
(2009)
This study investigated the passive avoidance conditioning in zebrafish (Danio rerio). An instrument was developed for measuring escape responses triggered by a conditioned stimulus. This system allowed quantification of ...
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Castro, Micheli Rosa de; Lima, Juliane Ventura; Freitas, Diana Paula Salomão de; Valente, Roberto de Souza; Dummer, Natália Seus; Aguiar, Rosiane Borba de; Santos, Luciane Cougo dos; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María; Barros, Daniela Marti
(2009)
This study investigated the passive avoidance conditioning in zebrafish (Danio rerio). An instrument was developed for measuring escape responses triggered by a
conditioned stimulus. This system allowed
quantification ...
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Bianchini, Adalto; Lauer, Mariana Machado; Nery, Luiz Eduardo Maia; Colares, Elton Pinto; Monserrat, José María; Santos Filho, Euclydes Antonio dos
(2008)
Neohelice granulata (Chasmagnathus granulatus) is an intertidal crab species living in salt marshes from estuaries and lagoons along the Atlantic
coast of South America. It is a key species in these environments because ...