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Toxins, 2021 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer in adults, the fifth most common malignancy worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer related death.
Ayoub Lafnoune +15 more
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, 2015 Background: The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is widely distributed throughout many parts of Asia. This study aims to investigate the complexity of Malaysian Ophiophagus hannah (MOh) venom for a better understanding of king cobra venom variation and ...
Tan, Kae Yi +3 more
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The effect of animal venom in the treatment of pancreatic and colorectal cancer [PDF]
, 2021 Pancreatic and colorectal cancer are aggressive, difficult to target cancers with new therapeutic options desperately required to improve prognosis.
Knight, E.
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Toxins, 2020 Snake venoms possess lethal activities against different organisms, ranging from bacteria to higher vertebrates. Several venoms were shown to be active against protozoa, however, data about the anti-protozoan activity of cobra and viper venoms are very ...
Olga N. Kuleshina +9 more
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Toxins, 2019 The protein abundances of phospholipases A2 in cobra venom proteomes appear to vary among cobra species. To determine the unique distribution of snake venom phospholipases A2 (svPLA2) in the cobras, the svPLA2 activities for 15 cobra species were ...
Choo Hock Tan +4 more
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3D flow in the venom channel of a spitting cobra: do the ridges in the fangs act as fluid guide vanes? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The spitting cobra Naja pallida can eject its venom towards an offender from a distance of up to two meters. The aim of this study was to understand the mechanisms responsible for the relatively large distance covered by the venom jet although the venom ...
Michael Triep +6 more
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Porcine kidney xenotransplantation: From primate models to clinical reality
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.In the face of a critical shortage of human donor kidneys for end‐stage renal disease patients, porcine kidney xenotransplantation has emerged as a viable solution. This field has navigated major hurdles, including immune rejection, physiological incompatibilities, potential biomechanical differences and the risk of cross‐species infection. To overcome
Zihang Guo +3 more
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ISOLATION OF CARDIOTOXIN FROM COBRA VENOM (NAJA TRIPUDIANS; MONOCELLATE VARIETY)
, 1947 Isolation of an active principle "Cardiotoxin" from cobra venom (Naja tripudians) has been made by fractional precipitation method using different electrolytes such as Na2SO4, NaCI as precipitants and it has been found to be, weight by weight, 15 times ...
NIRMAL KUMAR SARKAR
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Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.Snakes are notable for having a broad range of predators and one of the most diverse repertoires of defensive behaviors. During heightened responses to aversive stimuli, one of the behaviors displayed is the venomous bite, particularly relevant because it triggers snakebite incidents in humans.
J. M. Alves‐Nunes +3 more
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Toxins, 2022 The Taiwanese cobra, Naja atra, is a clinically significant species of snake observed in the wild in Taiwan. Victims bitten by N. atra usually experience severe pain and local tissue necrosis.
Chien-Chun Liu +10 more
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