Phenotypic dichotomy in Crotalus durissus ruruima venom and potential consequences for clinical management of snakebite envenomations. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundPhenotypic polymorphism in rattlesnake venoms is well-documented, with a dichotomy between hemorrhagic (Type I) and neurotoxic (Type II) venoms.
Mônica Colombini +15 more
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Crotoxin B from the South American Rattlesnake Crotalus vegrandis Blocks Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels Independent of Its Intrinsic Catalytic Activity [PDF]
ToxinsNeurotoxicity following South American Crotalus rattlesnake bite is primarily caused by crotoxin, the most abundant component in their venom. Despite the central role of voltage-gated calcium channels (CaV) in neurotransmission, direct targetability by ...
Markus Eicheldinger +5 more
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Rapid, label-free surface plasmon resonance discrimination between Bothrops and Crotalus venoms using clinical antivenom as the capture reagent. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesSnake envenoming is recognized as a global health problem, affecting thousands of people every year. One of the main challenges in addressing this issue is the correct identification and treatment of these envenomations, particularly in locations where ...
Ely S F Borges +5 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Crotalus durissus ruruima is a rattlesnake subspecies mainly found in Roraima, the northernmost state of Brazil. Envenomings caused by this subspecies lead to severe clinical manifestations (e.g.
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Caracterización clínica del paciente pediátrico atendido por mordedura de serpiente, Hospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, 2015-2019 [PDF]
Revista Médica Hondureña, 2021 Antecedentes: Las manifestaciones clínicas de las mordeduras de serpientes son similares en adultos y niños, aunque más graves en estos últimos debido a la proporción de veneno inoculado por la serpiente y el tamaño corporal del paciente pediátrico ...
Scheybi Teresa Miralda Méndez
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A novel activity on thymocytes cells exerted by the rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus cumanensis) venom
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2021 Introduction: The thymus is active mainly during the neonatal and pre-adolescent periods. Objective: To test naïve thymocytes proliferation and monocytes stimulation. Materials and methods: We collected fresh thymus tissue from neonate mice after surgery.
María M. Pulido-Méndez +2 more
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Crotalic accidents in Brazil: actualities and perspectives
Revista Médica de Minas Gerais, 2022 Introduction: Ophidian accidents are neglected events in tropical and in developing countries, including Brazil. Serpents of the Crotalus genus (rattlesnakes) are those that produce the highest case-fatality in the country.
Hammer, Fernanda Martins +2 more
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A Review of Rattlesnake Venoms
Toxins, 2023 Venom components are invaluable in biomedical research owing to their specificity and potency. Many of these components exist in two genera of rattlesnakes, Crotalus and Sistrurus, with high toxicity and proteolytic activity variation.
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Tetrodotoxin-insensitive electrical field stimulation-induced contractions on Crotalus durissus terrificus corpus cavernosum. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Reptiles are the first amniotes to develop an intromitent penis, however until now the mechanisms involved in the electrical field stimulation-induced contraction on corpora cavernosa isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus were not investigated ...
Rafael Campos +8 more
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Antibacterial and Hemolytic Activity of Crotalus triseriatus and Crotalus ravus Venom
Animals, 2020 Rattlesnakes have venoms with a complex toxin mixture comprised of polypeptides and proteins. Previous studies have shown that some of these polypeptides are of high value for the development of new medical treatments.
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