Ruben Dario Morales-Gamba

Mr. Ruben Dario Morales-Gamba


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 November 2021 in Fish Physiology and Biochemistry
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CLCristiano Lopes de Lima
Cristiano Lopes de Lima
RMRuben Dario Morales-Gamba
Ruben Dario Morales-Gamba
TNThiago Santana Malcher Neto
Thiago Santana Malcher Neto
JBJosé Fernando Marques Barcellos
José Fernando Marques Barcellos
BHBerta Heinzmann
Berta Heinzmann
JMJaydione Luiz Marcon
Jaydione Luiz Marcon

11 April 2022 in Journal of Ethnopharmacology
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EOEdinilze S.C. Oliveira
Edinilze S.C. Oliveira
LALeonard Domingo Rosales Acho
Leonard Domingo Rosales Acho
BSBárbara Janaína Paula da Silva
Bárbara Janaína Paula da Silva
RMRuben Dario Morales-Gamba
Ruben Dario Morales-Gamba
FPFlávia L.D. Pontes
Flávia L.D. Pontes
MMMarcos Batista Machado
Marcos Batista Machado

9 September 2023 in General and Comparative Endocrinology
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RMRuben Dario Morales-Gamba
Ruben Dario Morales-Gamba
MAMaria Lúcia Góes Araújo
Maria Lúcia Góes Araújo
JBJosé Fernando Marques Barcellos
José Fernando Marques Barcellos
MRMariana Gomes Rêgo
Mariana Gomes Rêgo
LDLucas Castanhola Dias
Lucas Castanhola Dias
JMJaydione Luiz Marcon
Jaydione Luiz Marcon

4 May 2024 in Environmental Biology of Fishes
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MBMatheus Samuel Cunha Braga
Matheus Samuel Cunha Braga
RMRuben Dario Morales-Gamba
Ruben Dario Morales-Gamba
MOMaria Inês Oliveira
Maria Inês Oliveira
JMJaydione Luiz Marcon
Jaydione Luiz Marcon
GSGrazyelle Sebrenski da Silva
Grazyelle Sebrenski da Silva

28 October 2024 in Environmental Biology of Fishes
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RMRuben Dario Morales-Gamba
Ruben Dario Morales-Gamba
MAMaria Lúcia Góes de Araújo
Maria Lúcia Góes de Araújo
JBJosé Fernando Marques Barcellos
José Fernando Marques Barcellos
MRMariana Gomes Do Rêgo
Mariana Gomes Do Rêgo
LDLucas Castanhola Dias
Lucas Castanhola Dias
JMJaydione Luiz Marcon
Jaydione Luiz Marcon

10 June 2026 in The Anatomical Record
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MBMatheus Samuel Cunha Braga
Matheus Samuel Cunha Braga
GSGrazyelle Sebrenski da Silva
Grazyelle Sebrenski da Silva
MOMaria Inês Oliveira
Maria Inês Oliveira
JMJaydione Luiz Marcon
Jaydione Luiz Marcon
RMRuben Dario Morales-Gamba
Ruben Dario Morales-Gamba
The claspers are the copulatory organs in male elasmobranchs, responsible for directing the semen into the female cloaca (C). However, the microscopic morphology of the claspers remains poorly understood. This study describes the morphology of the claspers and clasper glands (CGs) of cururu stingray ( Potamotrygon wallacei ) at different maturational stages, including neonates, juveniles, and adult active males. These secondary sexual organs were analyzed anatomically and processed using standard histological and histochemical staining techniques. The claspers of P. wallacei have a tubular shape and a brown coloration with light spots, intensified in juveniles and active males. Claspers are flexible in neonates, show an increased rigidity in juveniles, and are fully rigid in adults. Gradual rigidity of the claspers results from mesenchyme (ME) replacement by cartilage followed by mineralization. The claspers are lined by an epidermis (EP) with mucous cells (MC) secreting neutral and acid carboxylate mucosubstances; spermatic groove (SG) with cells exhibiting neutral mucosubstances; vascularized connective tissue and musculature associated with nerve bundles. Such tissue characteristics can assist in penetration, protection, rotational movements, and opening of the claspers during copulation. The CG is recognizable in neonates and becomes progressively more structured through ontogeny, reaching full differentiation in adults. The CG is delimited by two external muscular tunics, with secretory units (SU) formed by a simple columnar epithelium, demonstrating a holocrine secretion with neutral and acid carboxylate mucosubstances, more intense in adults. This secretion can assist in sperm capacitation, nutrition, and motility. These results confirm that secondary sexual organs undergo morphophysiological changes during sexual maturation in P. wallacei .