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Bioactive Peptides and Proteins from Centipede Venoms
Molecules, 2022 Venoms are a complex cocktail of biologically active molecules, including peptides, proteins, polyamide, and enzymes widely produced by venomous organisms.
Ren Lai, Lei Luo
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Allergology International, 2021 Background: Allergic reactions have been observed following both direct centipede bites and the clinical use of centipede-containing medicines, such as traditional Chinese medicines utilizing Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans; however, no natural ...
Feng Zhao, Yun Zhang, Wen-Hui Lee
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Centipede Venom: Recent Discoveries and Current State of Knowledge
Toxins, 2015 Centipedes are among the oldest extant venomous predators on the planet. Armed with a pair of modified, venom-bearing limbs, they are an important group of predatory arthropods and are infamous for their ability to deliver painful stings.
Assoc prof Eivind A B Undheim +2 more
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Inverse eigenvalue problems for acyclic matrices whose graph is a dense centipede
Special Matrices, 2018 The reconstruction of a matrix having a pre-defined structure from given spectral data is known as an inverse eigenvalue problem (IEP). In this paper, we consider two IEPs involving the reconstruction of matrices whose graph is a special type of tree ...
Debashish Sharma, Mausumi Sen
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Centipede Venom Peptides Acting on Ion Channels
Toxins, 2020 Centipedes are among the oldest venomous arthropods that use their venom to subdue the prey. The major components of centipede venom are a variety of low-molecular-weight peptide toxins that have evolved to target voltage-gated ion channels to interfere ...
Yan-Yan Chu, Ri-lei Yu
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An Experimental Study of the Centipede Game [PDF]
Econometrica, 1992 Summary: We report on an experiment in which individuals play a version of the centipede game. In this game, two players alternately get a chance to take the larger portion of a continually escalating pile of money. As soon as one person takes, the game ends with that player getting the larger portion of the pile, and the other player getting the ...
Richard McKelvey, Thomas Palfrey
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Effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with centipede stings: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2021 Objective Centipede stings are a common problem in tropical countries. Current treatment guidelines do not include recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent the associated bacterial infection since no previous study has assessed the ...
Chanon Changratanakorn +7 more
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First records of Dendrothereua linceci (Wood, 1867) (Chilopoda, Scutigeromorpha, Scutigeridae) in Colombia [PDF]
Check List, 2022 We collected nine scutigeromorph centipede specimens in Colombia, which are the first records of Dendrothereua linceci (Wood, 1867) from the country and South America, expanding the the known distribution of the species. With these data, one more species
Sebastian Galvis Jiménez +1 more
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Thrombocytopenia Developing After Centipede Bite
Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2022 Centipede bites have been reported rarely in humans. The mechanism of centipede toxin is not fully understood. Skin reactions develop more in centipede bites. In this text, we will present a case that developed thrombocytopenia after a centipede bite. An
Veysiye Hülya Üzel +4 more
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Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 2001 Five episodes of envenomation by centipedes in 2 patients are reported. These arthropods are fast-moving, frightening in appearance to some, and may display aggressive behavior. However, stings from these centipedes, like most found worldwide, caused no serious morbidity or mortality.
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