SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF BREAST CANCER MORTALITY: SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES AND ACCESS TO TREATMENT IN THE STATE OF PARANA, BRAZIL.

Spatial distribution of breast cancer mortality: Socioeconomic disparities and access to treatment in the state of Parana, Brazil.

INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer remains an important public health problem that is responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates, especially in developing countries.OBJECTIVE:To analyze the socioeconomic and access disparities related to breast cancer mortality in 399 cities in the state of Parana, Brazil.METHODS:Ecological, descriptive and analyti

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Ultrastructural aspects of vitellogenesis in Archegozetes longisetosus Aoki, 1965 (Acari, Oribatida, Trhypochthoniidae)

We studied the process of vitellogenesis in the oribatid mite Archegozetes longisetosus using light Testosterone and electron microscopy.Both vitellogenesis and the formation of the first egg shell occur within the meroi of the ovary, starting after detachment from the medulla and completing with ovulation of the egg into the oviductal lumen at the

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