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Transcriptomic Analysis of Four Cerianthid (Cnidaria, Ceriantharia) Venoms
Marine Drugs, 2020 Tube anemones, or cerianthids, are a phylogenetically informative group of cnidarians with complex life histories, including a pelagic larval stage and tube-dwelling adult stage, both known to utilize venom in stinging-cell rich tentacles. Cnidarians are
Anna M. L. Klompen +3 more
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Toxins, 2022 Sea anemones produce venoms characterized by a complex mixture of low molecular weight compounds, proteins and peptides acting on voltage-gated ion channels. Mammal sperm cells, like neurons, are characterized by their ion channels. Calcium channels seem
Fernando Lazcano-Pérez +12 more
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Cnidarian toxins: recent evidences for potential therapeutic uses
The European Zoological Journal, 2020 Marine toxins have received global attention for their involvement in human intoxication. Many marine phyla are well adapted to produce venoms or toxins protect themselves from associated micro fauna, predators and pathogens.
J. M. N. J. Jayathilake +1 more
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Heated Debates: Hot-Water Immersion or Ice Packs as First Aid for Cnidarian Envenomations?
Toxins, 2016 Cnidarian envenomations are an important public health problem, responsible for more deaths than shark attacks annually. For this reason, optimization of first-aid care is essential.
Christie L. Wilcox, Angel A. Yanagihara
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Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins
Toxins, 2015 Cnidarians are the oldest extant lineage of venomous animals. Despite their simple anatomy, they are capable of subduing or repelling prey and predator species that are far more complex and recently evolved. Utilizing specialized penetrating nematocysts,
Mahdokht Jouiaei +5 more
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Journal of Biological Research, 2021 Some species of Cnidarians, well known venomous organisms, are able to induce serious health problems as well as economic and social trouble. A lot of data show that cnidarian venoms can be cytotoxic to cultured cells.
Rossana Morabito +6 more
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Toxins in Drug Discovery and Pharmacology
Toxins, 2018 Venoms from marine and terrestrial animals (cone snails, scorpions, spiders, snakes, centipedes, cnidarian, etc.) can be seen as an untapped cocktail of biologically active compounds, being increasingly recognized as a new emerging source of peptide ...
Steve Peigneur, Jan Tytgat
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Population Specific Adaptations in Venom Production to Abiotic Stressors in a Widely Distributed Cnidarian [PDF]
, 2020 AbstractNematostella vectensisis a sea anemone (Actiniaria, Cnidaria) inhabiting estuaries over a broad geographic range where environmental conditions such as temperatures and salinity vary widely. In cnidarians, antagonistic interactions with predators and prey are mediated by their venom, which may be metabolically expensive.
Maria Y. Sachkova +8 more
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Mediterranean Jellyfish Venoms: A Review on Scyphomedusae
Marine Drugs, 2010 The production of natural toxins is an interesting aspect, which characterizes the physiology and the ecology of a number of marine species that use them for defence/offence purposes.
Gian Luigi Mariottini, Luigi Pane
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