Publications by authors named "M O RAMALHO"
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- - This study explores how gadolinium (Gd) levels in urine change over time after patients receive a Gd-based contrast agent (GBCA) for MRI, particularly focusing on those with Gd deposition disease.
- - It involved 45 subjects with normal kidney function, who underwent urine tests to measure Gd concentration 24 hours after receiving a GBCA, and the results indicated that Gd levels remained above normal for 3 months.
- - The findings suggest that Gd is retained in the body and is eliminated through urine in a predictable logarithmic pattern, regardless of the type of GBCA used, with significant levels observed at 1 month and a gradual decline over the following months.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific authorities were routinely consulted by mainstream media outlets through interviews, statements and/or supporting images. In this framework, our goal in this study was to analyze the media representation of scientists in Brazil during the first year of this global public health crisis. To this end, we applied a research protocol and, using statistical techniques, quantitatively analyzed newscasts on the country's main TV news program, Jornal Nacional.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRHOA, RHOB, and RHOC comprise a subfamily of RHO GTPase proteins famed for controlling cytoskeletal dynamics. RHO proteins operate downstream of multiple signals emerging from the microenvironment, leading to diverse cell responses, such as proliferation, adhesion, and migration. Therefore, RHO signaling has been centrally placed in the regulation of blood cells.
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