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Cognitive effects of electro-acupuncture and pregabalin in a trigeminal neuralgia rat model induced by cobra venom [PDF]

Journal of Pain Research, 2017
Ruo-Wen Chen,1,2 Hui Liu,2 Jian-Xiong An,1,2 Xiao-Yan Qian,2 Yi-De Jiang,2 Doris K Cope,3 John P Williams,3 Rui Zhang,1 Li-Na Sun1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang City, Shandong, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Pain ...
Chen RW, Liu H, An JX, Qian XY, Jiang YD, Cope DK, Williams JP, Zhang R, Sun LN   +8 more
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Venom Variation of Neonate and Adult Chinese Cobras in Captivity Concerning Their Foraging Strategies

Toxins, 2022
The venom and transcriptome profile of the captive Chinese cobra (Naja atra) is not characterized  until now. Here, LC-MS/MS and illumine technology were used to unveil the venom and trascriptome of neonates and adults N. atra specimens.
Xuekui Nie, Qianzi Chen, Chen Wang, Wangxiang Huang, Ren Lai, Qiumin Lu, Qiyi He, Xiaodong Yu   +7 more
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King Cobra and snakebite envenomation: on the natural history, human-snake relationship and medical importance of Ophiophagus hannah

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2022
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) has a significant place in many cultures, and is a medically important venomous snake in the world. Envenomation by this snake is highly lethal, manifested mainly by neurotoxicity and local tissue damage. King Cobra may be
Choo Hock Tan, Aymeric Bourges, Kae Yi Tan   +2 more
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Taiwan cobra envenoming: serum venom concentration before and after specific treatment and relationship with debridement of necrotic wound tissue

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2023
Background: Bivalent freeze-dried neurotoxic (FN) antivenom has been the primary treatment since the 1980s for Taiwan cobra (Naja atra) envenomation in Taiwan.
Chia-Cheng Wang, Chun-Hsiang Ou Yang, Chih-Po Hsu, Chien-Chun Liu, Jau-Song Yu, Chih-Hong Lo, Wen-Chih Fann, Yen-Chia Chen, Chih Chuan Lin   +8 more
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A Neurotoxic Snake Venom without Phospholipase A₂: Proteomics and Cross-Neutralization of the Venom from Senegalese Cobra, Naja senegalensis (Subgenus: Uraeus)

Toxins, 2021
The Senegalese cobra, Naja senegalensis, is a non-spitting cobra species newly erected from the Naja haje complex. Naja senegalensis causes neurotoxic envenomation in Western Africa but its venom properties remain underexplored.
Kin Ying Wong, Kae Yi Tan, Nget Hong Tan, Choo Hock Tan   +3 more
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The development of the skull of the Egyptian cobra Naja h. haje (Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae) [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The study of craniofacial development is important in understanding the ontogenetic processes behind morphological diversity. A complete morphological description of the embryonic skull development of the Egyptian cobra, Naja h.
Evans, SE, Khannoon, ER
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Cobra Venom Neutralization Effect by Hemidesmus indicus Root Extract

Eurasian Journal of Science and Engineering, 2022
Hemidesmus indicus (Apocynaceae) has been utilized traditionally in the Indian subcontinent for the treatment of snakebites and scorpion stings. It has also several beneficial bioactivities in human beings such as antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory and skin
Jaswanth Albert, Ganesh Akula, Javed Ahamad, Subasini Uthirapathy   +3 more
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Influential Factors of Local Tissue Necrosis after Taiwan Cobra Bites: A Secondary Analysis of the Clinical Significance of Venom Detection in Patients of Cobra Snakebites

Toxins, 2021
Local tissue swelling, inflammation, and wound necrosis are observed in Taiwan cobra bites. Knowledge of the factors influencing local tissue necrosis after cobra bites might improve the cobra bite treatment strategy.
Chih-Chuan Lin, Chung-Hsien Chaou, Shi-Ying Gao   +2 more
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The Effect of Australian and Asian Commercial Antivenoms in Reversing the Post-Synaptic Neurotoxicity of O. hannah, N. naja and N. kaouthia Venoms In Vitro

Toxins, 2022
Despite antivenoms being the only established specific treatment for neuromuscular paralysis arising from snake envenoming, their ability to reverse the post-synaptic neurotoxicity in snake envenoming is poorly understood.
Tam M. Huynh, Wayne C. Hodgson, Geoffrey K. Isbister, Anjana Silva   +3 more
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Assessing the Efficacy of Monovalent and Commercialized Antivenoms for Neutralizing Moroccan Cobra Naja haje Venom: A Comparative Study

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
In Morocco, eight species of venomous snakes belonging to the Viperidae and Elapidae families are responsible for severe envenomation cases. The species from the Elapidae family is only represented by the medically relevant cobra Naja haje, which is ...
Soukaina Khourcha, Ines Hilal, Iatimad Elbejjaj, Mehdi Karkouri, Amal Safi, Abdelaziz Hmyene, Naoual Oukkache   +6 more
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