SOCIAL AND SYMBOLIC SPACE OF BLACK IN BRAZILIAN ACADEMIC PRODUCITON OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Social and symbolic space of black in Brazilian academic produciton of International Relations in the 21st century

Brazil was the last country in the Americas to abolish transatlantic trade of people, and even today the African descendant suffers from the marginalization of his figure, due to the whitening of his identity and knowledge.This practice, known as epistemological colonialism, affects mainly, but not exclusively, the academic production of Internatio

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Assessment of the potential role of muscle spindle mechanoreceptor afferents in chronic muscle pain in the rat masseter muscle.

BACKGROUND: The phenotype of large diameter sensory afferent neurons changes in several models of neuropathic pain.We asked if similar changes also occur in "functional" pain syndromes.METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Acidic saline (AS, pH 4.0) injections into the masseter muscle were used to induce persistent myalgia.Controls received saline at pH

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