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The Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy is now published by Elsevier: a step forward

The Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT) overcame a large number of challenges since its creation in 1996. Today, the BJPT is indexed to all major databases and has an impact factor ranging from 0.9 to 1.0 over the last 4 years. Thanks to the effort of all authors and members that served the Editorial Board during these 20 years, the BJPT has continuously growing in quality. Great effor...

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Background. This study is an attempt to combine and compare EEG, MEG and functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) methods to map the somatotopic organization of primary somatosensory cortex. Methods. 32-channel EEG and 143-channel MEG recordings were acquired from two subjects during tactile stimulation of the fingertips. In addition, FMRI activation maps were produced during fingertip vibr...

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Human JL-calpain is activated maximally by 100-200 JLM Ca2+. Both the 80 kDa and 29 kDa subunits of JL-calpain have a EF-hand type calcium-binding domain. It is known that trivalent terbium ion (Tb3+) mimics Ca2+ in many biological systems. We found that Tb3+ alone transiently activated calpain. However, in the presence of Ca2+ , Tb3+ inhibited JL-calpain with an IC5o of about loo JLM. As high ...

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