About the Journal
Journal of Biosciences (Revista Biociências) is a biannual publication of the Basic Institute of Biosciences of the University of Taubaté, fully committed to open access, and therefore, we provide free access to articles as soon as the editorial process is completed. Our mission is to expand the dissemination of original articles and reviews from the different areas of Biosciences, which are so important for the formation of opinions, fostering debate and activities in the different fields of biological research. The journal publishes complete scientific articles, scientific notes and reviews in different areas of Biosciences, such as natural and health sciences, including the development of sports and of Biosciences education procedures and protocols.
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Editor-Chefe (Editor-in-chief)
Valter José Cobo (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP)
Conselho Editorial Permanente
Fernando José Zara (UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP)
Getúlio Teixeira Batista (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP)
Itamar Alves Martins (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP)
João Andrade de Carvalho Júnior (UNESP, Guaratinguetá, SP)
Maria Cecília Barbosa de Toledo (Instituto Arara Azul – ITA, Campo Grande MS)
Marcelo dos Santos Targa (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP)
Roberto Munehisa Shimizu (USP, São Paulo, SP)
Rogério Caetano da Costa (UNESP, Bauru, SP)
Valter José Cobo (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP)
Editores de Área
Ciências da Natureza: Cecilia Nahomi Kawagoe Suda (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP); Júlio Cesar Voltolini (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP); Valter José Cobo (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP). Itamar Alves Martins (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP); Ursulla Pereira Souza (UNISANTA, Santos, SP).
Ciências da Saúde: Oscar César Pires (UNITAU, Taubaté, SP); Fernanda Antunes Alves Costa (UNIP, Bauru, SP).
Editora de layout
Renata Oliveira
Endereço para correspondência
Revista Biociências
Pró-reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação
Rua Visconde do Rio Branco, 210, Centro
CEP 12020-040 Taubaté-SP
E-mail: revbiounitau@gmail.com
http://periodicos.unitau.br/ojs/index.php/biociencias
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Revista Biociências - Universidade de Taubaté – Pró-reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação, Taubaté, SP: UNITAU, PRPPG, 2014. ISSN 1415-7411.
Periodicidade: Semestral
1. Biologia 2. Agronomia 3. Enfermagem 4. Fisioterapia 5. Nutrição 6. Medicina
CDD- 630-574-610.73-615.8-610-617.6
ISSN: 14157411
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