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Neurología, 2016 Resumen: Introducción: El envenenamiento por mordedura de araña «viuda negra» (Latrodectus mactans) en niños se expresa clínicamente con neurotoxicidad.
N. Sotelo-Cruz, N. Gómez-Rivera
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Toxins, 2020 The noble false widow spider Steatoda nobilis originates from the Macaronesian archipelago and has expanded its range globally. Outside of its natural range, it may have a negative impact on native wildlife, and in temperate regions it lives in ...
John P. Dunbar +5 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 808-829, September 2025.In this article, I delve into the field diary of Ma Changshou – a major Chinese ethnohistorian and social anthropologist active between the 1930s and 1960s – to show how his journeys through Liangshan, a mountainous land in Southwest China inhabited by the Nuosu‐Yi, led to a new kind of anthropological knowledge.
Jan Karlach
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Envenenamento por aranhas em Portugal: verdade ou mito?
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2010 There are 800 known species of spiders in Portugal. Of these, only two may cause any kind of medical condition: the Mediterranean black-widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) and the violin spider (Loxosceles rufescens).
Pedro Cardoso, A Paulo G Almeida
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“Laid to Rest in Australian Soil”: The Legacies of Repatriation Policy Change during the Vietnam War
Australian Journal of Politics &History, Volume 71, Issue 3, Page 440-459, September 2025.For the first half of the twentieth century, Australia maintained a firm policy of non‐repatriation. Military personnel who died overseas were buried in vast military cemeteries administered by the Imperial (later Commonwealth) War Graves Commission. In 1966, however, the Australian government decreed that Australia's war dead could be repatriated, at ...
Kristen Alexander, Kate Ariotti
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Millisecond Pulsars, their Evolution and Applications
, 2017 Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are short-period pulsars that are distinguished from "normal" pulsars, not only by their short period, but also by their very small spin-down rates and high probability of being in a binary system.
Manchester, R. N.
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The envenomation of general physiology throughout the last century. [PDF]
, 2017 Toxins are the poisonous products of organisms. Toxins serve vital defensive and offensive functions for those that harbor them: stinging scorpions, pesticidal plants, sanguinary snakes, fearless frogs, sliming snails, noxious newts, and smarting spiders.
Sack, Jon T
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Botulinum Neurotoxins: History, Mechanism, and Applications. A Narrative Review
Journal of Neurochemistry, Volume 169, Issue 8, August 2025.Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), produced by Clostridium botulinum, bind irreversibly to presynaptic cholinergic nerve terminals and exploit a zinc‐dependent mechanism to cleave SNARE proteins, blocking acetylcholine release and causing flaccid paralysis.
Arik Monash +3 more
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Black and brown widow spider bites in South Africa: A series of 45 cases [PDF]
, 2017 Cases of black widow (Latrodectus indistinctus) and brown widow (L. geometricus) spider bites referred to the Tygerberg Pharmacology and' Toxicology Consultation Centre from the summer of 1987/88 to the summer of 1991/92 were entered into this series. Of
Müller, G.J.
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Periumbilical Pain with Radiation to Both Legs Following Tarantula Bite; a Case Report
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018 Tarantulas have recently become as pets in most parts of the world that increased the probability of encountering emergency physicians with patients hurt with these spiders. Their attacks usually do not cause general manifestation, however there are some
Mahboob Pouraghaei +3 more
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