Brazilian Journal of Morphological Sciences ISSN - 0102-9010
Brazilian Journal of Morphological Sciences ISSN - 0102-9010
Brazilian Journal of Morphological Sciences ISSN - 0102-9010
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<strong>Brazilian</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Morphological</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
Official Organ <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Brazilian</strong> Society <strong>of</strong> Anatomy<br />
and Pan-American Association <strong>of</strong> Anatomy<br />
Alexandre Rodrigues de Oliveira (Brazil)<br />
Andrzej Loesch (UK)<br />
Antonio Marcos Orsi (Brazil)<br />
Antonio Sesso (Brazil)<br />
Björn Afzelius (Sweden)<br />
Carlos A. C. Baptista (USA)<br />
Carlos Alberto Mandarim-De-Lacerda (Brazil)<br />
Carlos Azevedo (Portugal)<br />
Carminda da Cruz Landim (Brazil)<br />
Ciro Ferreira da Sila (Brazil)<br />
Constantino Ledesma-Montes (México)<br />
Domingo Jorge Tortonese (U.K.)<br />
Edith Bielek (Áustria)<br />
Edna Haapalainen (Brazil)<br />
Eduard I. Dedkov (USA)<br />
Estela Bevilacqua (Brazil)<br />
Fátima Bötcher Luiz (Brazil)<br />
Fausto Bérzin (Brazil)<br />
Fernando Schimitt (Portugal)<br />
Gabriela Stephenson (Austrália)<br />
Giovanni Delfino (Italy)<br />
Hernandes Faustino de Carvalho (Brazil)<br />
Humberto Santo Neto (Brazil)<br />
Jackson Cioni Bittencourt (Brazil)<br />
José Bacerra (Spain)<br />
José Carlos Prates (Brazil)<br />
Chief Editor<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Dr. Romeu Rodrigues de Souza<br />
Associate Editors<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>a. Dra. Eliane Florêncio Gama<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>a. Dra. Laura Beatriz Mesiano Maifrino<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>a. Dra. Nadir Eunice Valverde Barbato de Prates<br />
Editorial Board<br />
Financial Support<br />
Programa de Apoio a Publicações Científicas<br />
<strong>ISSN</strong> - <strong>0102</strong>-<strong>9010</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>a. Dra.Valéria Paula Sassoli Fasan<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Dr. Richard Halti Cabral<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>a. Dra.Telma Sumie Masuko<br />
Juan Carlos Stockert (Spain)<br />
Lászlo Módis (Hungary)<br />
Luis Alberto Romano (Argentina)<br />
Luíz Antônio Violin Dias Pereira (Brazil)<br />
Luiz Carlos de Uchôa Junqueira (Brazil)<br />
Manuel Marí-Beffa (Spain)<br />
Marcello Fabiano de Franco (Brazil)<br />
Marcos A. Rossi (Brazil)<br />
Maria Júlia Marques (Brazil)<br />
Maria Luíza Silveira de Mello (Brazil)<br />
Mariano del Sol C. (chile)<br />
Marina Silveira (Brazil)<br />
Maurizio Manera (Italy)<br />
Mónica Muñoz de Toro (Argentina)<br />
Murat Kabak (Turkey)<br />
Nadir Eunice V. Barbato de Prates (Brazil)<br />
Peter Whittaker (USA)<br />
Ricardo Luiz Smith (Brazil)<br />
Robert Reed (USA)<br />
Robert S. Staron (USA)<br />
Ronny Larsson (Sweden)<br />
Satoshi Ikeda (Japan)<br />
Sebastião Roberto Taboga (Brazil)<br />
Sérgio Gulbenkian (Portugal)<br />
Sônia Nair Báo (Brazil)<br />
Xavier Navarro (Brazil)
<strong>Brazilian</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Morphological</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
The <strong>Brazilian</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Morphological</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> will now provides comprehensive<br />
coverage in the fields <strong>of</strong> molecular, cellular and functional morphology.<br />
The <strong>Brazilian</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Morphological</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> has expanded its areas <strong>of</strong> coverage to include<br />
a much wider spectrum <strong>of</strong> morphological sciences at all levels <strong>of</strong> organization, from molecular<br />
and sub-cellular morphology to traditional studies <strong>of</strong> macroscopic organization associated<br />
with normal and pathological conditions. The journal will continue to accept papers that are<br />
essentially morphological in emphasis, i.e., those that provide a good structural description <strong>of</strong><br />
the anatomy and/or histology <strong>of</strong> systems, organs, tissues, cell types in microorganisms, invertebrates<br />
and vertebrates. The editorial board has been altered to reflect the range <strong>of</strong> subjects<br />
that will now be covered by the journal, and may be modified periodically as the need arises.<br />
<strong>Brazilian</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Morphological</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> = Revista Brasileira de Ciências<br />
Morfológicas/<strong>Brazilian</strong> Society <strong>of</strong> Anatomy and Pan-American Association<br />
<strong>of</strong> Anatomy. – Vol. 1, n. 1 (1984) – São Paulo: <strong>Brazilian</strong> Society <strong>of</strong><br />
Anatomy, 1984.<br />
Biannually 1984-2002<br />
Triannually 2003<br />
Quarterly 2004-<br />
<strong>ISSN</strong> <strong>0102</strong>-<strong>9010</strong><br />
Continuation <strong>of</strong> Revista Brasileira de Ciências Morfológicas<br />
1. Morphology (Biology) – Periodicals. 2. Anatomy (Biology) –<br />
Periodicals. 3. Biological <strong>Sciences</strong> – Periodicals. I. <strong>Brazilian</strong> Society <strong>of</strong><br />
Anatomy. II. Pan-American Association <strong>of</strong> Anatomy.<br />
III. Title: Revista Brasileira de Ciências Morfológicas.<br />
Address<br />
<strong>Brazilian</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Morphological</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong><br />
Av. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lineu Prestes, 2415, ICBIII, 05508-900, São Paulo - SP, Brazil.<br />
Fone: (011) 3814-8266/3091-7369, Fax: (011) 3812-7216, E-mail: sba@icb.usp.br<br />
Indexed In<br />
CDD574.4<br />
LILACS (Literatura Latino Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde),<br />
IMLA (Index Medicus Latino Americano), Veterinary Science Database, CAB ABSTRACT and<br />
CAB HEALTH, BIOSIS: Biological Abstracts and Zoological Record.