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Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 15-25, January 2026.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Many reptiles inhabit deserts where extreme heat and aridity make it imperative to minimize evaporative water loss (EWL) in order to maintain a water balance. We compared the EWL of desert versus Mediterranean snakes and the content and composition of their epidermal ...
Shahar Dubiner +6 more
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Anti-venom Activity of Medicinal Plants – A Mini Review [PDF]
, 2008 Extracts from plants have been used among traditional healers, especially in tropical areas where there are plentiful sources, as therapy for snakebite for a long time.
Meenatchisundaram, S., et al.
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 2017 Background: Indigenous medicinal practice in Sri Lanka talks about powerful compounds extracted from native plants for treating venomous snake bites which are hardly documented in literature but are used by the indigenous doctors for thousand years ...
Madhushika M. Silva +3 more
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Clinical and Pharmacological Investigation of Myotoxicity in Sri Lankan Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) Envenoming. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BACKGROUND:Sri Lankan Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming is reported to cause myotoxicity and neurotoxicity, which are different to the effects of envenoming by most other populations of Russell's vipers.
Anjana Silva +10 more
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Medicinal Plants and Lead Phytomolecules as Immunomodulators: An Updated Review
BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.All therapeutic interventions aimed at modulating the immune response to pathogens, self‐antigens, carcinogens, or xenogeneic antigens are referred to as immunomodulation, which either prevents hyperactivation or restores the appropriate response of the immune system.
Gurdeep Singh +3 more
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Variación morfológica y alometría de las vértebras precloacales en el ofidio daboia russelli (viperidae) [PDF]
, 2012 Understanding the variation of the ophidian vertebral morphology is an essential tool in snake paleobiology, but so far this field remains hardly investigated.
Chamero, Beatriz +3 more
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A Field Survey to Investigate the Flora and Fauna of Dhauladhar Nature Park in North-Western Himalayan Region of India [PDF]
, 2015 Taxonomic studies on wildlife biodiversity has always been very fascinating along with the great purpose of providing valuable information on their present status concerning species number and future course of action required for their conservation.
Neeraj, S. K. (Sharma)
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Anticancer properties of phospholipase A2 fromDaboia siamensis venom on human skin melanoma cells
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2016 Background Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is a major component of theDaboia siamensis venom, which is able to hydrolyse the membrane of various cells. For this reason, the activity of PLA2was investigated regarding its pharmaceutical properties. This study was
Suchitra Khunsap +5 more
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Zoologica Scripta, Volume 54, Issue 6, Page 817-822, November 2025.ABSTRACT The viperid genus Cerastes contains four desert‐adapted species distributed throughout the Saharo‐Arabian arid belt that are typically associated with loose sands. Cerastes boehmei is restricted to one locality in Tunisia and is known only from the holotype.
Vojtěch Waldhauser +8 more
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The Evolution of Fangs, Venom, and Mimicry Systems in Blenny Fishes [PDF]
, 2017 Venom systems have evolved on multiple occasions across the animal kingdom, and they can act as key adaptations to protect animals from predators. Consequently, venomous animals serve as models for a rich source of mimicry types, as non-venomous ...
Amanda Nouwens +23 more
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