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Acta Zoologica Mexicana, 2022 Se describe Centruroides baldazoi sp. nov. con base en una población de alacranes de la costa del estado de Sinaloa, México. La nueva especie se ubica en los alacranes “rayados” (sensu Hoffmann, 1932) y el subgrupo “infamatus” de acuerdo con Ponce ...
J. Ponce-Saavedra +2 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 Amyloid‐β peptide (Aβ) accumulation is a detrimental factor in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries accounting for dementia induced by ischemic stroke. In addition to blood brain barrier (BBB), the glymphatic system mediated by aquaporin‐4 (AQP‐4) on astrocytic endfeet functions as an important pathway for the clearance of Aβ in the brain ...
Bing Wang +8 more
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Introducing Compsobuthus matthiesseni (Birula, 1905) scorpion as one of the major stinging scorpions in Khuzestan, Iran [PDF]
, 2009 Khuzestan province has the highest rate of scorpion sting in Iran. This is a study to identify these scorpions in Khuzestan. In this study 418 scorpions were kept in the ethyl alcohol 70, each being studied by stereomicroscopy and diagnosis key ...
Bigdelli, S. +3 more
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Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2022 . The first record of Leiurus abdullahbayrami Yağmur, Koç & Kunt, 2009 for Lebanon is presented, collected in the East Bekaa province. This is the second Leiurus species reported for this country. The medical importance of L.
A. Borges, E. Yağmur
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Comparative venom gland transcriptome analysis of the scorpion Lychas mucronatus reveals intraspecific toxic gene diversity and new venomous components [PDF]
, 2010 Background Lychas mucronatus is one scorpion species widely distributed in Southeast Asia and southern China. Anything is hardly known about its venom components, despite the fact that it can often cause human accidents.
Zhao Ruiming +6 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2022 Background: Scorpions are arachnids that have a generalist diet, which use venom to subdue their prey. The study of their trophic ecology and capture behavior is still limited compared to other organisms, and aspects such as trophic specialization in ...
Alejandra Arroyave-Muñoz +3 more
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New Fossil Scorpion from the Chiapas Amber Lagerstätte. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 A new species of scorpion is described based on a rare entire adult male preserved in a cloudy amber from Miocene rocks in the Chiapas Highlands, south of Mexico.
Francisco Riquelme +7 more
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Scorpions from Mexico: From Species Diversity to Venom Complexity
Toxins, 2015 Scorpions are among the oldest terrestrial arthropods, which are distributed worldwide, except for Antarctica and some Pacific islands. Scorpion envenomation represents a public health problem in several parts of the world.
Carlos E. Santibáñez-López +3 more
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Wilderness & environmental medicine (Print), 2022 Introduction In Brazil, scorpion stings are recorded in high numbers with an increasing epidemiological situation in most municipalities. In the present study, data between 1998 and 2018 in Americana, São Paulo, were analyzed.
José Brites-Neto +2 more
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Transcriptome analysis of scorpion species belonging to the Vaejovis genus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Scorpions belonging to the Buthidae family have traditionally drawn much of the biochemist's attention due to the strong toxicity of their venoms. Scorpions not toxic to mammals, however, also have complex venoms.
Verónica Quintero-Hernández +6 more
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