Elisabete Silva
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· 7 papers in corpus
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Endometrosis, characterized by excessive endometrial fibrosis, is a major reproductive disorder that impairs fertility and remains a significant challenge in equine breeding. The molecular mechanisms underlying equine endometrosis are not f…
review
2026
Endometrosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the mare endometrium characterized by progressive fibrosis and glandular alterations that impair uterine function and fertility. Its pathogenesis involves persistent inflammation, the acti…
review
2022
Tumor cells are highly resistant to oxidative stress resulting from the imbalance between high reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and insufficient antioxidant defenses. However, when intracellular levels of ROS rise beyond a certain t…
other
2021
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can exert multiple deleterious effects and have been implicated in carcinogenesis. The xenoestrogen Bisphenol A (BPA) that is found in various consumer products has been involved in the dysregulation of…
review
2020
Infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of a new disease (COVID-19). The risk of severe COVID-19 is increased by certain underlying comorbidities, including asthma, cancer,…
review
2017
As the human ovarian follicle enlarges in the course of a regular cycle or following controlled ovarian stimulation, the changes in its structure reveal the oocyte environment composed of cumulus oophorus cells and the follicular fluid (FF)…
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2002
Mucins and mucin-associated carbohydrates have a distinct expression pattern that can be modified under pathological conditions. Normal gastric mucosa expresses MUC1 and MUC5AC in foveolar epithelium and MUC6 in the glands. Lewis type-1 cha…