[In silico analysis of Cit s 2: A highly conserved profilin].

Objective: Analyze phylogenetic relationships and molecular mimicry of Cit s 2 and other plant profilins.

Methods: Online bioinformatics tools including Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLASTP), PRALINE and MEGA were used for multiple alignments and phylogenetic analysis. A 3D-homology model of Cit s 2 was predicted.

Checklist of the inland fishes of El Salvador.

The inland fish fauna of El Salvador and its distribution was originally described in 1925 by Samuel Hildebrand. That work has been the main source of information for freshwater fishes of El Salvador up to today. Based on the combination of an intensive literature review, electronic database searches, re-identification of museum specimens, and fieldwork, we hereby provide an updated checklist of the inland fishes of El Salvador.

[Influence of pulmonary recruitment on exogenous surfactant effects].

An experimental model was devised to study the effects of a sustained insufflation maneuver on the immediate response to exogenous surfactant administration and the effects of baseline pulmonary volume subsequently used in 20 adult albino rats. Lung-injury was induced by repeated lavages with saline solution. Gas exchange, hemodynamic status, lung mechanics and histopathology were assessed.