Sima Godosevicius Katz
Professor
Histology and Structural Biology
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Brazil
Biography
Sima Godosevicius Katz holds PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of São Paulo (1971), a Master's degree in Morphology from UNIFESP-EPM (1975) and a PhD in Biology. Sciences (Cell and Tissue Biology) by the University of São Paulo (1981). He is a lecturer in the area of ​​Histology and Structural Biology by UNIFESP-EPM (2001). Head (1984-1990) and Deputy Chief (2002-current) of the Discipline of Histology of UNIFESP-EPM, currently Head of the Department of Morphology and Genetics of UNIFESP-EPM (2009-current).
Research Interest
She has experience in the morphological area, with emphasis in Cytology and Cell Biology and Histology, acting mainly in Reproductive Biology - Murine Maternal-Embryonic Interaction, in the following subjects: differentiation of trophoblastic cells; pathophysiology of trophoblastic and deciduous cell poisoning by venomous animals; deciduous and trophoblastic cells subjected to fasting; endometrium and infertility (in humans), using in situ hybridization techniques, immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, ultrastructure (morphology and immunocytochemistry), morphometry and stereology.
Publications
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TESSER, Renato Borges ; SCHERHOLZ, PLA; KATZ, Sima Godosevicius . Histological and histochemical evidences of the presence of trophoblast glycogen cells during placentation. Acta Microscópica - Interamerican Committee of Societies for Electron Microscopy , v. 18, p. 49, 2009.
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TESSER, Renato Borges ; SCHERHOLZ, Pedro Luiz Andrade; Birth, Luciene; Katz, Sima Godosevicius . Trophoblast glycogen cells differentiate early in the mouse ectoplacental cone: putative role during placentation. Histochemistry and Cell Biology , v. 134, p. 83-92, 2010.
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LUIZ ANDRADE SCHERHOLZ, P.; CRISTINA DE SOUZA, P.; SPADACCI-MORENA, DD; Godosevicius Katz, S. . Vimentin is synthesized by mouse vascular trophoblast giant cells from embryonic day 7.5 onwards and is a characteristic factor of these cells. Placenta (Eastbourne) , v. 34, p. 518 / -525, 2013.
