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The biology and evolution of spider venoms
Biological Reviews, Volume 97, Issue 1, Page 163-178, February 2022., 2022 ABSTRACT Spiders are diverse, predatory arthropods that have inhabited Earth for around 400 million years. They are well known for their complex venom systems that are used to overpower their prey. Spider venoms contain many proteins and peptides with highly specific and potent activities suitable for biomedical or agrochemical applications, but the ...
Tim Lüddecke +3 more
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A new species of Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe (Araneae, Sicariidae), with updated distribution records and biogeographical comments for the species from Mexico, including a new record of Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 A new species of the spider genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832, Loxosceles malintzi sp. n., is described from the states of Puebla, Morelos and Guerrero, in the central region of Mexico.
Alejandro Valdez-Mondragón +3 more
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Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe 1832
, 2020 Genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832 Type species: Loxosceles citigrada Heineken & Lowe, 1832 (= Scytodes rufescens Dufour, 1820), currently Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820).Published as part of Navarro-Rodríguez, Claudia Isabel & Valdez-Mondragón,
Navarro-Rodríguez, Claudia Isabel +1 more
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Long time not seen: Expanding the records of Loxosceles amazonica (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Amazonas state, Brazil [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2017 Spiders of the genus Loxosceles, commonly known as brown recluse spiders, can cause serious accidents in humans. Their venom has a powerful proteolytic and hemolytic action.
Marlus Q. ALMEIDA +5 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2017 Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832 spiders are infamous for their medical importance, but a taxonomic picture of the genus is still far from complete. In this study, the Chilean species of Loxosceles are described and mapped.
Antonio D. Brescovit +3 more
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ZooKeys, 2017 The genus Loxosceles Heinecken & Lowe, 1832 has 91 representatives in the New World. Despite medical relevancy, the taxonomy of the genus is poorly understood.
Caroline Sayuri Fukushima +2 more
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Sphingomyelinase D from Loxosceles laeta Venom Induces the Expression of MMP7 in Human Keratinocytes: Contribution to Dermonecrosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Envenomation by Loxosceles spider is characterized by the development of dermonecrosis. In previous studies, we have demonstrated that increased expression/secretion of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9, induced by Loxosceles intermedia venom Class 2 ...
Mara A Corrêa +4 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2018 Background Loxoscelism is a severe human envenomation caused by Loxosceles spider venom. To the best of our knowledge, no study has evaluated the presence of antibodies against Loxosceles venom in loxoscelism patients without treatment with antivenom ...
Tomás Arán-Sekul +8 more
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Aracnidismo: Caracteres diferenciales y manifestaciones clínicas. Revisión Sistemática
Kasmera, 2022 Las arañas son artrópodos venenosos de distribución mundial, debido a su adaptabilidad y presencia en zonas tanto rurales como urbanas. Se establecieron como objetivos determinar los caracteres morfológicos más resaltantes, mencionar las características
Glenda Coromoto Velásquez Serra +2 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2009 Loxosceles laeta é a espécie de aranha-marrom de maior importância médica, causando acidentes de maior gravidade, além de apresentar hábito sinantrópico.
Adriano Lima Silveira
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