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The absence of thrombin-like activity in Bothrops erythromelas venom is due to the deletion of the snake venom thrombin-like enzyme gene.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Snake venom thrombin-like enzymes (SVTLEs) are serine proteinases that clot fibrinogen. SVTLEs are distributed mainly in venoms from snakes of the Viperidae family, comprising venomous pit viper snakes.
Nicholas P Lotto   +7 more
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Anti-hemorrhagic effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of the leaves of Mikania glomerata in lesions induced by Bothrops jararaca venom in rats [PDF]

open access: yesActa Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2014
PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of hydroalcoholic leaf extract of Mikania glomerata Spreng (Asteraceae) on the activity of Bothrops jararaca snake venom in Wistar rats. METHODS: Fifty four rats Wistar were divided into six groups of nine animals
Vanessa Barreto Mourao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of Bothrops venom serine protease peptidic inhibitors [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background: In Central and South America, snakebite envenomation is mainly caused by Bothrops spp. snakes, whose venoms feature significant biochemical richness, including serine proteases.
Gloria Maria da Silva   +8 more
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Snake Venom Protease Detection and Inhibition in Serum. [PDF]

open access: yesChemMedChem
A fluorescence assay enables sensitive detection of the activities of snake venom metalloproteases (SVMP) and serine proteases (SVSP) from viper venoms in buffer and serum. In combination with effective low‐molecular‐weight inhibitors such as ilomastat and nafamostat, this approach offers new prospects for the rapid diagnosis and adjunctive therapy of ...
Riedel M, Kersten C.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Factors underlying the natural resistance of animals against snake venoms

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1989
The existence of mammals and reptilia with a natural resistance to snake venoms is known since a long time. This fact has been subjected to the study by several research workers.
H. Moussatché, J. Perales
doaj   +1 more source

Animal and their products used for treatment and prevention of disease practiced by traditional healers in Jimma Arjo district, East Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 9, Issue 6, Page 2660-2675, November 2023., 2023
This finding assessed animals and their products used for the treatment of human and animal ailments. Collected from 36 key informants indicated a total of 33 animal species was used for treating human and livestock disease. Different healer's anonymously agreed on medicinal use of Apis mellifera, Hystrix cristata and Sus scrofa domesticus.
Debela Abdeta Efa
wiley   +1 more source

Popular names for bushmaster (Lachesis muta) and lancehead (Bothrops atrox) snakes in the Alto Juruá region: repercussions for clinical-epidemiological diagnosis and surveillance

open access: yesRevista 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
doaj   +1 more source

Serological investigation and PCR in detection of pathogenic leptospires in snakes

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2011
Detection of Leptospira by PCR had not yet been described in snakes. This study investigated, by microscopic agglutination test (MAT) and PCR, the presence of antibodies to Leptospira spp.
Natália P. Biscola   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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