Ethnopharmacological relevance: Sexual dysfunction is a multifactorial health condition characterized by distressing disturbances in the sexual response and libido, leading to an inability to maintain penile erection and achieve pleasure. Considering the huge Brazilian biodiversity, many plants are ...

Rats and mice are the most used experimental models in research. Globally, animal houses are subjected to parasite outbreaks. In Brazil, the parasitological profile is used to reflect the sanitary condition of laboratory animals and must be monitored frequently. The present study developed an...

Hsp70 proteins function as molecular chaperones, regulating various cellular processes in plants. In this study, a genome-wide analysis led to the identification of 22 Hsp70 (MeHsp70) genes in cassava. Phylogenetic relationship studies with other Malpighiales genomes (Populus trichocarpa, Ricinus...

Drought stress is one of the main environmental factors that limit plant growth and productivity. In order to endure such stress, which increases every year, plants developed different strategies to withstand drought conditions, including an enzymatic antioxidant defense system with enzymes such as ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the hepatic sign of metabolic syndrome. Here, we aimed to assess the effects of garlic and its major components on fasting plasma glucose, fasting insulin, and lipid profile levels in animal models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. A systematic search in...

Nutrition is sturdily and rapidly becoming the foremost determinant of health in today's Sars-Cov-2 and climate change ravaged world. While safe food sustains life, contamination obliterates its values and could result in death and short to long term morbidity. The purpose of this scoping review is ...

An individual's facial appearance is heavily influenced by facial symmetry. In the asymmetric mandible, periosteal apposition and endochondral ossification in one of the condyles may stimulate asymmetric growth of the body. Our aim was to review the impact on the growth following masseter...

Strongyloides have been known to infect many hosts, including humans and animals around the world. The two, S. stercoralis and S. fuellborni, were zoonotic species that cause human strongyloidiasis. The disease induces a hyper infection syndrome in an immunocompetence person, while the clinical...

The systematic review and meta-analysis study was conducted to describe dairy goat management practices among smallholder farmers in Kenya and Tanzania. The study also evaluated the effects of breed and upgrade level (50%, 75% and > 75%) on growth and lactation performances. Google Scholar was...

Dysfunctional behavior has been observed in working dogs and is known to impair their quality of work and quality of life. However, the relationship between behavioral consequences and disaster deployment in search-and-rescue (SAR) dogs is a matter that remains under investigated, and solid...