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Accidente ofídico causado por bothrops asper [PDF]

Revista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2020
Introducción: la mordedura por serpiente del género Bothrops es importante causa de accidente ofídico en Colombia, con elevada morbilidad y mortalidad.
Mario David Galofre Ruiz
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Parasitismo de Porocephalus (Penstastomida: Porocephalidae) en Bothrops asper (Viperidae) en Ecuador [PDF]

Biota Colombiana, 2023
Se reporta la presencia de pentastómidos del género Porocephalus en especímenes de Bothrops asper que reposan en la colección Herpetológica del Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad en Ecuador.
Miguel Urgilés-Merchán, Gabriela Lagla-Chimba, Rafael Mena-Orbe, Mario Yanez-Muñoz   +3 more
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Hemorragia cerebral fatal después de una mordedura de serpiente Bothrops asper en la región del Catatumbo, Colombia [PDF]

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020
Las mordeduras de serpientes son un problema de salud pública en regiones tropicales y subtropicales del mundo. Ocurren, especialmente, en trabajadores rurales, y son una importante fuente de discapacidad y mortalidad. Se presenta el caso de un hombre de
Jairo Lizarazo, Ramón Patiño, Diego Lizarazo, Guadalupe Osorio   +3 more
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Case Report: Hemothorax in Envenomation by the Viperid Snake Bothrops asper. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2019
Bothrops asper, a highly venomous pit viper distributed from Colombia and northwestern Peru in South America to southern Mexico, is responsible for most snake bites in Central America, affecting especially young agricultural workers. A 17-year-old male from a rural area in northern Honduras was admitted at San Francisco Hospital after a B.
Pinto LJ, Lee Fernández L, Gutiérrez JM, Simón DS, Ceballos Z, Aguilar LF, Sierra M.   +6 more
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Ontogenetic variability of Bothrops atrox and Bothrops asper snake venoms from Colombia

Toxicon, 2003
The lancehead snakes Bothrops asper and Bothrops atrox inflict 70-90% of the 3000 bites reported every year in Colombia. In this work, the venoms of B. atrox from Meta (Villavicencio, 33 specimens) and B. asper from Antioquia (San Carlos, 45 specimens), all of them born in captivity, were obtained at different ages (0-6 months; 1, 2 and 3-years old ...
Saldarriaga Córdoba, Mónica María, Otero Patiño, Rafael, Núñez Rangel, Vitelbina, Toro, María Fabiola, Dı́az, Abel, Gutiérrez, José María   +5 more
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Murine model evaluation of biochemical and tissue-damage induced by Bothrops asper (Nauyaca) snake venom [PDF]

Revista de Medicina e Investigación Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Introduction: Venomous snakes Bites are a serious public health issue, and in Mexico, Bothrops asper is responsible for the majority of viper bites. Objective: To evaluate, in a mouse model, the effect of Bothrops asper venom snake on liver enzymes
Dr. Carlos Gallardo-Casas Ángel Gallardo-Casas, María Teresa Valadez-Omaña, Emmanuel Correa Solís, María del Carmen Castillo-Hernández, Rocio Ortiz-Butron   +4 more
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Effects of Bothrops asper Snake Venom on Lymphatic Vessels: Insights into a Hidden Aspect of Envenomation [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008
Envenomations by the snake Bothrops asper represent a serious medical problem in Central America and parts of South America. These envenomations concur with drastic local tissue pathology, including a prominent edema. Since lymph flow plays a role in the
José Maria Gutierrez, Bruno Lomonte
exaly   +2 more sources

Antibody-dependent enhancement of toxicity of myotoxin II from Bothrops asper [PDF]

Nature Communications
Improved therapies are needed against snakebite envenoming, which kills and permanently disables thousands of people each year. Recently developed neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against several snake toxins have shown promise in preclinical rodent ...
Christoffer V. Sørensen, Julián Fernández, Anna Christina Adams, Helen H. K. Wildenauer, Sanne Schoffelen, Line Ledsgaard, Manuela B. Pucca, Michael Fiebig, Felipe A. Cerni, Tulika Tulika, Bjørn G. Voldborg, Aneesh Karatt-Vellatt, J. Preben Morth, Anne Ljungars, Lise M. Grav, Bruno Lomonte, Andreas H. Laustsen   +16 more
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Accidente ofídico causado por Bothrops Asper

Revista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2013
Introduction: The snake bite of the genus Bothrops is an important cause of ophidic accident in Colombia, with high morbidity and mortality. Clinical case: A case of bite by the snake Bothrops Asper, which was classified as mild grade of poisoning at ...
Galofre-Ruiz Mario David
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Immunohistochemical demonstration of the binding of Bothrops asper myotoxin to skeletal muscle sarcolemma

Toxicon, 1987
The binding of Bothrops asper myotoxin to mouse skeletal muscle was studied at both the light and electron microscope levels using the peroxidase anti-peroxidase technique. The toxin binds to muscle cell sarcolemma, and there are no intracellular binding sites.
Brenes Pino, Fernando, Gutiérrez, José María, Lomonte, Bruno   +2 more
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