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Integrative Conservation, Volume 3, Issue 2, Page 112-126, June 2024.Integrating data collected by citizen scientists with data from traditional surveys improves our knowledge of reptile species distribution and richness. Data contributed by citizen scientist can inform reptile species abundance and rarity patterns in Brazil.
Lucas Rodriguez Forti +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2018 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is the main systemic complication and cause of death in viperid envenomation. Although there are hypotheses for the development of AKI, the mechanisms involved are still not established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
E. C. Alves +13 more
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Snake venom toxins: Potential anticancer therapeutics
Journal of Applied Toxicology, Volume 44, Issue 5, Page 666-685, May 2024.Abstract Snake venom contains a cocktail of compounds dominated by proteins and peptides, which make up the toxin. The toxin components of snake venom attack several targets in the human body including the neuromuscular system, kidney and blood coagulation system and cause pathologies. As such, the venom toxins can be managed and used for the treatment
Benedict C. Offor, Lizelle A. Piater
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Chemical Biology &Drug Design, Volume 103, Issue 2, February 2024.Due to their roles in inflammation, the sPLA2 enzymes are of much medicinal interest. sPLA2 inhibitors have been developed for the treatment of inflammatory and other conditions such as cardiovascular disease, arteriosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Chantalle Crous +2 more
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Caracterización de la enzima similar a trombina del veneno de Bothrops pictus "jergón de costa
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud PúblicaObjetivos. Realizar una caracterización bioquímica y molecular del principio coagulante del veneno de Bothrops pictus. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó la amplificación del gen a partir de cDNA, se analizó la homología de la secuencia nucleotídica y de ...
Dan Vivas-Ruiz +5 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019 INTRODUCTION The popular names "surucucu" and "jararaca" have been used in literature for Lachesis muta and Bothrops atrox snakes, respectively.
Ageane Mota da Siva +2 more
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 1998 São apresentadas informações sobre as serpentes da área urbana do Município de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, potencialmente causadoras de acidentes ofídicos. As informações estão baseadas em exemplares doados por populares ao Núcleo de Ofiologia Regional de Mato ...
Marcos André de Carvalho +1 more
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Zootaxa, 2019 We describe a new species of pitviper of the genus Bothrops from the Peruvian Pampas del Heath, in the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park. Pampas del Heath is an area of seasonally flooded savannas and a northwestern extension of the Gran Chaco Boliviano ...
Paola A. Carrasco +7 more
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BioMed Research International, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Envenomations by snakes represent a neglected health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. In South America, Lachesis muta occasionally causes severe human envenomation, with treatment being conditioned to an unspecific antivenom. In this work, we examined the neutralizing ability of Coutarea hexandra stem bark hydroalcoholic extract (Ch‐E ...
Grazielle D. Pilon +11 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Snake venoms are complex protein mixtures with different biological activities that can act in both their preys and human victims. Many of these proteins play a role in prey capture and in the digestive process of these animals.
W. Aguiar +8 more
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