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Acidente por Rhopalurus agamemnon (Koch, 1839) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) Accident caused by Rhopalurus agamemnon (Koch, 1839) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2010
Acidentes escorpiônicos constituem um sério problema de saúde pública no Brasil. Rhopalurus agamemnon é um grande escorpião do bioma Cerrado, muito abundante em diversas localidades do Brasil Central.
Reuber Albuquerque Brandão, Renata Dias Françoso   +1 more
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Dataset of PLA2 family identified from transcriptomic high-throughput sequencing of Androctonus crassicauda (Scorpionida: Buthidae) venom gland [PDF]

Data in Brief
Recently, RNA sequencing has been widely applied to deeply understand the molecular diversity of the venom compounds of various venomous animal species, including scorpions.
Fatemeh Salabi, Hedieh Jafari
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Scorpionism due to Tityus neoespartanus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Margarita Island, northeastern Venezuela Escorpionismo por Tityus neoespartanus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) na Ilha de Margarita, Nordeste da Venezuela [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007
The first two cases of scorpion envenoming caused by Tityus neoespartanus (Buthidae) are described. The accidents took place within human environments (one inside a home and the other inside a school), in the village of La Sierra, Margarita Island, State
Leonardo De Sousa, Jenny Boadas, Demetrio Kiriakos, Adolfo Borges, Jesús Boadas, Jenny Marcano, Iván Turkali, Miguel De Los Ríos   +7 more
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Beta Toxins Isolated from the Scorpion Centruroides hirsutipalpus (Scorpiones; Buthidae) Affect the Function of Sodium Channels of Mammals [PDF]

Toxins
Scorpion venom toxins are important peptides being studied for their clinical significance. These peptides act by binding to ion channels in the membrane of nerve cells, causing the symptoms associated with scorpion stings (scorpionism). They principally
Laura L. Valdez-Velazquez, Timoteo Olamendi-Portugal, Rita Restano-Cassulini, Lidia Riaño-Umbarila, Juana María Jiménez-Vargas, Fernando Zamudio, Hermenegildo Salazar-Monge, Baltazar Becerril, Lourival D. Possani   +8 more
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Purification and Molecular Characterization of a Mammalian Neurotoxin as a Pharmaceutical Tool from the Venom of Iranian Scorpion Androctonus crassicauda [PDF]

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Background: Venom of scorpions are complex bioactive polypeptides. To gain greater insights into the structural and functional impacts of toxins from Androctonus crassicauda (Buthidae), a dangerously venomous scorpion species, its venom was isolated ...
Hadi Rabiei, Abbas Zare Mirakabadi, Bita Mohtat, Behrooz Mirza   +3 more
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New data on medically important scorpion species of Iran based on seven physiographic areas [PDF]

Heliyon, 2022
There are 2612 and 80 scorpion species in the world and Iran, respectively. Iran is rich in climatic conditions and biodiversity. In this study, new data on scorpion fauna of different physiographic areas of Iran were obtained from various databases ...
Mulood Mohammadi Bavani, Nahid Jesri, Mahsa Sarvi, Shahin Saeedi, Abedin Saghafipour, Leila Shirani-Bidabadi   +5 more
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Fauna of Sistan Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones), Southeast Iran [PDF]

تاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک, 2022
Scorpions are nocturnal animals that feed on invertebrates and other arachnids. So far, 10 species of scorpions from the family Buthidae have been reported from the Sistan region.
Hossein Barahoei
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Especie nueva de alacrán del género Centruroides (Scorpiones: Buthidae) de la costa del estado de Jalisco, México A new scorpion species of the genus Centruroides (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from the coast of the state of Jalisco, Mexico

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2011
Se describe Centruroides chamela sp. nov. de Chamela en el estado de Jalisco, México. Se compara con C. elegans (Thorell), especie con la que es simpátrida. También se compara con las especies morfológica y geográficamente más cercanas: C.
Javier Ponce-Saavedra, Óscar F. Francke
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Study on Distribution of Scorpions to Provide Prevention and Interventions in Combating Scorpionism in Poldokhtar County, Lorestan Province, Iran [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Scorpions are arthropods of medical importance classified in the class Arachnida, inhabiting hot and dry environments. All scorpions have a venomous sting and several thousand people die each year from scorpion stings, but this ...
MANSOUR NAZARI, HASSAN RASTGAR
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MS/MS analysis of four scorpion venoms from Colombia: a descriptive approach

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background: Scorpions are widely known for the neurotoxic effects of their venoms, which contain peptides affecting ionic channels. Although Colombia is recognized for its scorpion diversity, only a few studies are available describing the venom content.
Sebastian Estrada-Gómez, Leidy Johana Vargas-Muñoz, Monica Maria Saldarriaga-Córdoba, Arie van der Meijden   +3 more
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