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Black widow spider bite in Johannesburg
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Black widow spider bites are uncommon in South Africa, but it is important for clinicians to be aware of the clinical presentation in order to initiate appropriate treatment. This case highlights the presentation and management of a middle-aged gentleman
Teressa S. Thomas +2 more
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Spider Web DNA: A New Spin on Noninvasive Genetics of Predator and Prey. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Noninvasive genetic sampling enables biomonitoring without the need to directly observe or disturb target organisms. This paper describes a novel and promising source of noninvasive spider and insect DNA from spider webs.
Charles C Y Xu +3 more
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Military Medicine, 2021 Latrodectism from black widow spider (BWS) bites is rare in the United States. Latrodectism is a severe systemic manifestation of the envenomation that includes severe abdominal pain mimicking acute surgical abdomen and, in rare cases, could lead to ...
Bryan E Kubena +3 more
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Black Widow Spider Envenomation with Elevated Troponin I Levels [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: The black widow spider is found worldwide. Alpha-latrotoxin is responsible for the toxic effects related to the spider bite. We report the case of a patient who presented at the emergency department after being bitten by a black widow ...
Akman, Canan +3 more
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Black Widow Spider Bite: A Case Study [PDF]
, 2020 : This article is a case study of a patient cared for in the hours before her death. After the patient's death, we learned the patient died of a black widow spider bite.
Kristine Gaisford, Donald D Kautz
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Control Strategies in Guanine Biocrystallization
Angewandte Chemie, Volume 138, Issue 18, 27 April 2026.Biological guanine crystals produce spectacular photonic phenomena in animals and hold great promise as new, sustainable optical materials. We review how organisms precisely control the structure, morphologies, and resulting optical properties of these crystals using a set of ingenious ‘design’ strategies, including control of pH, template‐directed ...
Shashanka S. Indri +2 more
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First Records of Black Widow Spider Latrodectus Walckenaer (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Oman
EntomoBrasilis, 2022 The present communication deals with a faunistic study on two species of Latrodectus Walckenaer with medically important issues from Oman. Several specimens of Latrodectus have been collected at various localities in Sultanate of Oman.
Ali Al-Jahdhami +2 more
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Venomous bites during pregnancy: the black widow spider (Latrodectus Mactans)
, 2018 The spider genus Latrodectus, commonly called “widow spider,” is found all over the world. Its venom contains α-latrotoxin, which leads to a massive presynaptic release of acetylcholine so, after a person has been bitten, crampy muscle spasms usually ...
Mercone, A. +7 more
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Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Elastic tethers connect telomeres of separating chromosomes in anaphase of animal cells. Immunofluorescence staining of titin in crane‐fly spermatocytes, using 4 different antibodies, shows that the giant elastic protein titin seems to be a component of mitotic tethers: titin “strands” extend between separating chromosomes, connecting their ...
Demetra Economopoulos +5 more
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International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, EarlyView.Abstract Background Family engagement is crucial for achieving successful outcomes for both patients and hospitals. It supports safe transitions between care settings, providers, and ultimately, as illness progresses. However, in the hospital setting, family engagement is poorly operationalized.
Jennifer Morgan +4 more
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