NEW REDDISH SPECIES OF MOENKHAUSIA EIGENMANN (CHARACIFORMES: CHARACIDAE) FROM THE UPPER RIO XINGU BASIN, BRAZIL

New reddish species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Xingu basin, Brazil

Abstract A new species of Moenkhausia from the rio Culuene, rio Xingu basin, in Mato 2m Grosso State is described here through genetic and morphological data.This new species differs from all congeners by the following combination of characters: the presence of reddish color on the posterior portion of the body, as well as on the base of anal, adip

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Hepatic compartment syndrome treated with damage control surgery and transarterial embolization: A case report

Background: Hepatic compartment syndrome (HCS) is a complication of nonoperative management in patients with blunt hepatic injury.Although decompression of elevated intrahepatic pressure through surgical exploration or drainage and hemorrhage control are required to manage this condition, evidence for such a management for this complication is insu

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Ionizing radiation results in a mixture of cellular outcomes including mitotic catastrophe, senescence, methuosis, and iron-dependent cell death

Abstract Radiotherapy is commonly used as a cytotoxic treatment of a wide variety of tumors.Interestingly, few case #4 FERRUM PHOS 6X reports underlined its potential to induce immune-mediated abscopal effects, resulting in regression of metastases, distant from the irradiated site.These observations are rare, and apparently depend on the dose used

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