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The journal of arachnology, 2021 . Scorpion venom is composed mainly of peptides and proteins and has high metabolic cost. Thus, individuals need to be economic in its use. This study aimed to evaluate the reactions of Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 scorpion to threats of different ...
Kamila Bento Cavalcanti de Albuquerque +1 more
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Case Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Introduction. The occurrence of a cardiogenic shock is a rare presentation after scorpion envenomation. The treatment includes classically the use of inotropes and specific vasodilators. Case Presentation. We report a case of an 11‐year‐old boy presenting with cardiogenic shock and pulmonary edema after a scorpion sting.
Amine Tarmiz +4 more
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Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1977 A new species of scorpion Parabuthus kalaharicus, family Buthidae, is described from the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, in the northern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa. P. kalaharicus is most closely related to P. granulatus (H. & E., 1828)
Bruno H. Lamoraal
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Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2025.ABSTRACT Spiders are a hyperdiverse taxon and among the most abundant predators in nearly all terrestrial habitats. Their success is often attributed to key developments in their evolution such as silk and venom production and major apomorphies such as a whole‐genome duplication.
Yannis Schöneberg +11 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 Luoyutong (LYT) capsule has been used to treat cerebrovascular diseases clinically in China and is now patented and approved by the State Food and Drug Administration. In this retrospective validation study we investigated the ability of LYT to protect against cerebral ischemia‐reperfusion injury in rats.
Ning-qun Wang +9 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2024.Urban landscapes restrain the distribution of forest‐dwelling species. Urban forests can support scorpion assemblages. However, there is a turnover in specialist forest species for opportunistic species Abstract Urban landscapes restrain the distribution of forest‐dwelling species, which may be related to challenging conditions that impair body ...
Matheus Leonydas Borba Feitosa +5 more
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A Review of Scorpions Reported in Iran
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2017 Background and purpose: Scorpions have always received attention in Iran because of their frequency and venom. In the past 50 years many aspects of scorpion biology have been studied in Iran, including venom.
Farzad Motevalli Haghi +1 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015 Ecuador harbors one of the most diverse Neotropical scorpion faunas, hereby updated to 47 species contained within eight genera and five families, which inhabits the “Costa” (n= 17), “Sierra” (n= 34), “Oriente” (n= 16) and “Insular” (n= 2 ...
Gabriel Brito, Adolfo Borges
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Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2020 The molecular phylogenetic relationship among two species of genus Leiurus, from Saudi Arabia with additional comparative sequence data available from Egypt, Oman and Turkey is presented.
A. Alqahtani, A. Badry
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Entomological CommunicationsWe present additional records of Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) for the state of Mato Grosso, midwestern Brazil. The record of this scorpion species, which can cause mild to severe envenomation, significantly contributes to ...
Jessé M. Ribeiro Junior +4 more
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