Ocular Hypotonia and Transient Decrease of Vision as a Consequence of Exposure to a Common Toad Poison [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2020 The common toad produces venom (bufotoxin) that is produced in the parotid gland of the toad as well as in the skin. This toxic compound is a potent inhibitor of Na+/K+-ATPase activity. Physiological effects of bufotoxin are similar to those of digitalis
Renato Pejic
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Accidental bufotoxin intoxication: Arenobufagin identification by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry [PDF]
Practical Laboratory MedicineBackground: Since ancient times, poisoning, even serious poisoning, has been known to occur during nature walks. Intentional or unintentional ingestion of toxins of animal origin is one of the possible causes of poisoning.
Giovanni Cappelli, Donato Squillaci
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5-MeO-DMT for post-traumatic stress disorder: a real-world longitudinal case study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 Psychedelic therapy is, arguably, the next frontier in psychiatry. It offers a radical alternative to longstanding, mainstays of treatment, while exciting a paradigm shift in translational science and drug discovery.
Anya Ragnhildstveit +19 more
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Intensity of Mystical Experiences Occasioned by 5-MeO-DMT and Comparison With a Prior Psilocybin Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 5-MeO-DMT is a psychoactive substance found in high concentrations in the bufotoxin of the Colorado River Toad (Bufo alvarius). Emerging evidence suggests that vaporized 5-MeO-DMT may occasion mystical experiences of comparable intensity to those ...
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Dosagem de marcadores cardíacos CK-MB e TnIc e eletrólitos no envenenamento experimental por veneno de sapo em cães [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2009 Dentre os sinais sistêmicos causados pelo envenenamento por veneno de sapo (bufotoxina) em cães, os efeitos cardiotóxicos são um dos mais importantes. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as potenciais alterações no músculo cardíaco de cães envenenados ...
Annelise C. Camplesi +3 more
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Using genetic data to predict the vulnerability of a native predator to a toxic invader [PDF]
Endangered Species Research, 2016 Australia has no native toad species, and as a consequence, many Australian predators lack resistance to the toxins of the invasive cane toad Rhinella marina, and die if they ingest one of these toads.
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Toad Poisoning: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes [PDF]
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2020 Satariya Trakulsrichai,1,2 Kritsada Chumvanichaya,1,3 Charuwan Sriapha,2 Achara Tongpoo,2 Winai Wananukul2,4 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; 2Ramathibodi Poison ...
Trakulsrichai S +4 more
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Comparative Analysis of the Bufonis Venenum by Using TLC, HPLC, and LC-MS for Different Extraction Methods [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2012 Objectives: Toad venom, called Chan-Su, is a traditional Oriental medicine secreted from the auricular and the skin glands of the Bufo bufo gargarizanz Cantor or B.
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Isolation and Characterization of a New Type of Bufotoxin from the Skin of Bufo americanus [PDF]
, 1980 金沢大学大学院自然科学研究科分子作用学金沢大学薬学
Shimada, Kazutake, Nambara, Toshio
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Clinical and electrocardiographic evaluation during experimental toad poisoning in dogs
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2010 Accidents involving toad poisoning are frequent and dogs are the most common victims; they become poisoned by biting or ingesting a toad. When released in the organism, the venom is absorbed by both the oral mucosa and the digestive tract, initiating its
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