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Coagulotoxicity of Bothrops (Lancehead Pit-Vipers) Venoms from Brazil: Differential Biochemistry and Antivenom Efficacy Resulting from Prey-Driven Venom Variation

Toxins, 2018
Lancehead pit-vipers (Bothrops genus) are an extremely diverse and medically important group responsible for the greatest number of snakebite envenomations and deaths in South America.
Leijiane F. Sousa, Christina N. Zdenek, James S. Dobson, Bianca op den Brouw, Francisco C. P. Coimbra, Amber Gillett, Tiago H. M. Del-Rei, Hipócrates de M. Chalkidis, Sávio Sant’Anna, Marisa M. Teixeira-da-Rocha, Kathleen Grego, Silvia R. Travaglia Cardoso, Ana M. Moura da Silva, Bryan G. Fry   +13 more
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Development of a sensitive enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) for specific identification of Lachesis acrochorda venom

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012
The snake genus Lachesis provokes 2 to 3% of snakebites in Colombia every year. Two Lachesis species, L. acrochorda and L. muta, share habitats with snakes from another genus, namely Bothrops asper and B. atrox.
V Núñez Rangel, M Fernández Culma, P Rey-Suárez, JA Pereañez   +3 more
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Non-venomous snakebites in the Western Brazilian Amazon

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: In this study, we examined the clinical manifestations, laboratory evidence, and the circumstances of snakebites caused by non-venomous snakes, which were treated at the Regional Hospital of Juruá in Cruzeiro do Sul.
Ageane Mota da Silva, Viviane Kici da Graça Mendes, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Paulo Sérgio Bernarde   +3 more
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Oral microbiota in healthy Bothrops atrox (Serpentes: Viperidae) and in snakes with stomatitis [PDF]

, 2017
The purpose of this study was to isolate bacteria found in the oral cavity of healthy Bothrops atrox and in snakes with stomatitis. The area around the snake fang sheaths were swabbed and the samples were placed in Stuart transport medium, and then ...
Santos, André Luiz Quagliatto, Lima, Anna Monteiro Correia, Gomes, Dayane Olímpia, Pereira, Heloisa Castro, Hirano, Líria Queiroz Luz   +4 more
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Associação de heparina e antiveneno: eficácia da neutralização dos venenos de Bothrops atrox e Bothrops erythromelas

, 2001
Heparin, in some regions of Brazil has been used in the treatment of bothropic accidents, but the data found in the literature are inconclusive about its effectiveness. The venoms of Bothrops atrox and of B.
BOECHAT, Antônio Luiz R., DOS-SANTOS, Maria Cristina, FRANÇA, Francisco Oscar, PAIVA, Cristiano S.   +3 more
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Variaciones en las actividades enzimáticas del veneno de la serpiente Bothrops atrox "jergón", de tres zonas geográficas del Perú Variation of the enzymatic activity of Bothrops atrox "jergon" snake venom from three geographic regions, Peru

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2012
Objetivos. Estudiar la variabilidad en la composición y actividades enzimáticas entre venenos de ejemplares adultos de Bothrops atrox. Materiales y métodos. Se emplearon venenos de serpientes adultas procedentes de Amazonas, Junín y Ucayali.
César Ortiz, Fanny Lazo, Candy Bellido, Edgar Gonzales, Armando Yarlequé   +4 more
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Avaliação das alterações neurológicas e comportamentais resultantes do envenenamento por Bothrops atrox em camundongos [PDF]

O acidente ofídico representa um grave problema de saúde pública no Brasil, com implicações significativas para a saúde da população, especialmente em regiões endêmicas, devido à sua elevada incidência, graves consequências clínicas e gastos públicos ...
Lobo, Leandra de Almeida, http://lattes.cnpq.br/3455242533199289   +1 more
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Análisis inmunoenzimático (ELISA) para determinar niveles de IgG anti Bothrops atrox en accidente ofídico

, 1993
We developed an immunization method for the production of rabbit antisera against Bothrops atroxvenoms. An enzyme-Ilnked assay (ELISA) was standardized in order to measure IgG levels after snake bites.
Posada, Luz E., Otero Patiño, Rafael, Molina, Sadoh, Estrada, John J.   +3 more
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Venom Composition of Neglected Bothropoid Snakes from the Amazon Rainforest: Ecological and Toxinological Implications

Toxins
Snake venoms have evolved in several families of Caenophidae, and their toxins have been assumed to be biochemical weapons with a role as a trophic adaptation.
Luciana A. Freitas-de-Sousa, Mônica Colombini, Vinicius C. Souza, Joanderson P. C. Silva, Ageane Mota-da-Silva, Marllus R. N. Almeida, Reginaldo A. Machado, Wirven L. Fonseca, Marco A. Sartim, Jacqueline Sachett, Solange M. T. Serrano, Inácio L. M. Junqueira-de-Azevedo, Felipe G. Grazziotin, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Paulo S. Bernarde, Ana M. Moura-da-Silva   +15 more
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Envenomation by a juvenile pit viper (Bothrops atrox) presumed to be dead [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019
Ageane Mota da Silva, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Paulo Sérgio Bernarde   +2 more
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