Cláudio Antonio Ferraz de Carvalho, Brazilian anatomist (Araraquara, São Paulo State 12 March 1932 –

From Portuguese father

Described in a systemic manner the venous vascular behavior of esophagogastric transition segment

Contribuição para o estudo da angioarquitetura da zona de transição esofagogástrica e sua interpretação funcional. Doctoral Thesis (1963)

Sur l’angio-architecture veineuse de la zone de transition oesophago-gastrique et son interpretation fonctionnelle. Acta Anat. 64:125-62, 1966

With C.L. Chih & A.J. Rodrigues Jr. A nervous connection between the hepatic plexus and right atrium in man, Gegenbaurs Morphol. Jahrb. 130:353-61, 1984

First to use membrane preparations for studying the myenteric plexus of human oesophagus

With R.R. de Souza & I. Fujimura. Plexo mientérico do esôfago humano em preparados de membrana. Rev. Hosp. Clinicas 43(1):81-3, 1988

Described a critical zone where gives rise to oesophagic varicosities

With I. Fujimura, A. Junqueira Jr., R.R. de Souza & M.R. de Oliveira. Histórico e conceito atual das varizes do esôfago: aspectos morfológicos e fisiológicos da dinâmica circulatória. Rev. Hosp. Clinicas 43(1):26-34, 1988  

DEVELOPED METHODS

Methods for differentiation of collagen, muscular and elastic fibers in stereomicroscopic specimens. Rev. Bras. Pesq. Med. 10:293-8, 1977

With R.R. de Souza, J.C. Bittencourt & L.W. Chao. A rapid silver nitrate method for staining the myenteric plexus. Arch. Anat. Hist. Emb. Norm. et Exp. 70:117-21, 1987

With R.R. de Souza & C.L. Wen. A method for staining the myenteric plexus. An. Anat. Norm. 6:162-3, 1988

With I. Fujinuma, R.R. de Souza & A.J. Rodrigues Jr. A method for locating the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve in the neck. Clin. Anat. 3:143-7, 1990 

With E.A. Liberti & F. Nishimaru. Método experimental para estimativa de densidade linear (2004)   

With S.C. Boldrini, F. Nishimaru & E.A. Liberti. A simple method for estimating the length density of convoluted tubular systems. Micron 39:992-7, 2008