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Structure and function of insecticidal neurotoxins from Australian funnel-web spiders

, 2002
Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases. These arthropods are generally controlled by spraying broadspectrum chemical insecticides.
Tedford, H. W., Maggio, F., King, G. F.
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Venom Composition and Functionality in Arthropods: A Comparative Review

The Voice of Creative Research, 2020
Arthropoda, the largest and most diverse phylum in the animal kingdom, encompasses numerous venomous lineages that have independently evolved complex biochemical arsenals over hundreds of millions of years. Venom in arthropods is a multifunctional adaptive trait serving predatory, defensive, and reproductive roles, with compositions varying profoundly ...
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Potential Applications of Venom Peptides as Anti-Thrombotic Agents for Management of Arterial and Deep-Vein Thrombosis

, 2018
Background: Thrombus is composed of two main substances i.e. red blood cells and aggregated platelets which make a web of inter-connected fibrin proteins.
Sohail Ahmad, Khan, Samiullah, Ashraf, Muhammad, Khan, Naqab, Aqsa Gul, Gul, Aqsa, Niazi, Zahid Rasool, Samiullah Khan, Rabia Noreen, Malik Sattar Bakhsh Awan, Awan, Malik Sattar Bakhsh, Noreen, Rabia, Muhammad Ashraf, Naqab Khan, Ahmad, Sohail, Zahid Rasool Niazi   +15 more
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Screening of a peptide library from ant venoms for the selection and study of the mechanism of action of a cytotoxic peptide on Drosophila cells

, 2023
Les venins sont des substances complexes représentant une source importante de molécules bioactives. L’intérêt scientifique pour ces composés remonte à plusieurs milliers d’années et a conduit au développement d’une multitude d’outils, de médicaments et ...
Ascoet, Steven
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Os possíveis mediadores envolvidos na gênese da hiperalgesia induzida pela administração do veneno bruto de Tityus serrulatus (Escorpião-amarelo) em patas de rato [PDF]

, 2000
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas.Ocorre em torno 10 mil casos de acidentes por ano no Brasil, causados por escorpião amarelo, sendo que o sintoma mais expressivo do envenenamento relatado por ...
Nowacki, Luciana Cristina
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A Comparative Pathomorphological Findings Between Leiurus abdullahbayrami and Androctonus crassicauda (Scorpion: Buthidae) Envenomation in Rabbit Animal Model [PDF]

, 2019
Background: The aim of study was to compare macroscopical and histopathological findings between venoms belonging to two scorpion species, Androdoctonus crassicauda, and the newly discovered Leirus abdullahbayrami.
Alcigir, Mehmet Eray, Ozkan, Ozcan
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From venoms to insecticides: Exploring the structure, function, and evolution of peptide toxins found in the venom of Australian funnel-web spiders

, 2006
Arthropod pests adversely affect humans by destroying a significant amount of the world\u27s food supply and by transmitting numerous deadly diseases. Generally, these pests have been controlled by spraying non-specific chemical insecticides.
Sollod, Brianna Lee
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A bivalent remipede toxin promotes calcium release via ryanodine receptor activation

Multivalent ligands of ion channels have proven to be both very rare and highly valuable in yielding unique insights into channel structure and pharmacology.
Angela Dulhunty (20021874), Theo Crawford (16528428), Yanni K.-Y. Chin (8148096), Chris Thekkedam (21304574), Eivind A. B. Undheim (15890026), Junyu Liu (479315), Cedric Lamboley (21304577), Irina Vetter (394252), Jennifer J. Smith (4030541), Mehdi Mobli (233174), Derek Laver (21131873), Xinying Jia (2157784), Michael J. Maxwell (18071784), Bradley S. Launikonis (8355051)   +13 more
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Study of bacterial biofilm formation in stent and inhibition of biofilm formation by antimicrobial peptides from arthropod venoms

, 2019
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPESThe use of synthetic materials as temporary or permanent insertion in the body can result in infections associated with the colonization of these materials.
Neves, Rogério Coutinho das
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A comparison of honeybee and scorpion venoms as anticancer agents against three different cancer cell lines: lung, colon, and breast cancer. [PDF]

Front Toxicol
Galal FH, Alshammari FM, Aldaghmi AS, Hafez EE, El-Sayed GM, Aeban RH, Alharbi SA.   +6 more
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