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Ochetosoma heterocoelium (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) en ofidios de Colombia

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2009
Se identifica Ochetosoma heterocoelium Travassos, 1921 como un parásito de importancia veterinaria en ofidios de diferentes localidades de Colombia y se redescribe con base en las características morfológicas de individuos juveniles y adultos.
Carolina Lenis, Juan Camilo Arredondo, José Ignacio Calle   +2 more
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Antimicrobial characterization of a titanium coating derived from mussel-glue and Bothrops asper snake venom for the prevention of implant-associated infections caused by Staphylococcus

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2022
Background: Proliferation of bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, on orthopedic implants has been a challenge in orthopedic surgery, highlighting the problem of the increasing antibiotic resistance and the necessity to ...
Adriana Gauna, Luis Mercado, Fanny Guzmán   +2 more
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First record of Porocephalus cf. clavatus (Pentastomida: Porocephalida) as a parasite on Bothrops asper (Squamata: Viperidae) in Costa Rica

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Pentastomids are parasites that infect respiratory cavities of vertebrates, they are pretty common but poorly known in wildlife veterinary. A Bothrops asper snake (Garman, 1884) was captured in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica and had its lung infested
G. Alvarado, A. Sánchez-Monge
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Ethnobotanic study of Randia aculeata (Rubiaceae) in Jamapa, Veracruz, Mexico, and its anti-snake venom effects on mouse tissue

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012
In Mexico, medicinal plants are widely used. The use of Randia aculeata by healers against snakebites has never been scientifically tested in relation to possible effects on blood parameters and muscle tissue damage. Interviews were carried out in Jamapa,
CA Gallardo-Casas, G Guevara-Balcázar, E Morales-Ramos, Y Tadeo-Jiménez, O Gutiérrez-Flores, N Jiménez-Sánchez, MT Valadez-Omaña, MT Valenzuela-Vargas, MC Castillo-Hernández   +8 more
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INHIBICIÓN DE LAS ACTIVIDADES PROTEOLÍTICA, COAGULANTE Y HEMOLÍTICA INDIRECTA INDUCIDAS POR EL VENENO DE Bothrops asper POR EXTRACTOS ETANÓLICOS DE TRES ESPECIES DE HELICONIAS INHIBITION OF PROTEOLITIC, COAGULANT AND INDIRECT HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITIES INDUCED BY Bothrops asper VENOM, BY ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS FROM THREE HELICONIAS SPECIES

Vitae, 2008
En Colombia, Bothrops asper (mapaná) es la especie causante del 70 al 90% de los cerca de 3.000 accidentes ofídicos informados cada año. Durante varios siglos, la medicina tradicional ha utilizado plantas para el tratamiento de la mordedura de serpiente.
Jaime A PEREAÑEZ J, Silvia L JIMÉNEZ, Juan C QUINTANA, Vitelbina NUÑEZ, Maritza FERNANDEZ, Yessica RESTREPO   +5 more
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Reporte de Melanomys caliginosus (RODENTIA: CRICETIDAE) en la dieta de Bothrops asper (SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE) en las estribaciones noroccidentales de los Andes, Chitoa, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador.

ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2019
Se reporta por primera vez la presencia de Melanomys caliginosus Ratón arrocero moreno (Rodentia: Cricetidae) en la dieta de la serpiente Bothrops asper para el Ecuador.
Hernán Orellana-Vásquez, Leandro Díaz
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Effects of Two Fractions of Swietenia macrophylla and Catechin on Muscle Damage Induced by BothropsVenom and PLA2

Toxins, 2019
Plant natural products can attenuate the myonecrosis caused by Bothrops snake venom and their phospholipases A2 (PLA2). In this study, we evaluated the effects of two fractions (F4 and F6) from Swietenia macrophylla and purified catechin on the muscle ...
Silvia Posada Arias, Berardo de Jesús Rodríguez, Tatiana Lobo-Echeverri, Raphael Shezaro Ramos, Stephen Hyslop, VitelbinaNúñez Rangel   +5 more
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Effect of the ethanolic extract of Randia aculeata’s fruit in heart and skeletal muscle oxidative stress caused by snake venom

Revista de Medicina e Investigación Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 2022
Effect of the ethanolic extract of Randia aculeata’s fruit in heart and skeletal muscle oxidative stress caused by snake venomEfecto del extracto etanólico del fruto de Randia aculeata en el estrés oxidati-vo del corazón y del músculo esquelético causado
Carlos Ángel Gallardo Casas, María del Carmen Castillo Hernández, Marcos Ayala Hernández, Hugo Alberto Alberto Sánchez Maldonado, Edgar Cano Europa   +4 more
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Ochetosoma heterocoelium (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) in snakes from Colombia Ochetosoma heterocoelium (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) en ofidios de Colombia

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2009
Ochetosoma heterocoelium Travassos, 1921 is a parasite that has been identified in snakes from different locations in Colombia and is considered of veterinary importance.
Carolina Lenis, Juan Camilo Arredondo, José Ignacio Calle   +2 more
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Social Perception and Encounters with Snakes in Costa Rica: An Analysis through the Social Network Facebook

Ciencias Ambientales, 2018
Snakes are among the animals most affected by the ignorance of humans towards wildlife In Costa Rica, little effort has been made to know how snakes are affected by human actions.
Katherine Sánchez-Paniagua, Katherine González-Villalobos, Juan G. Abarca   +2 more
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