Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are an abode to a diversity of flora and fauna, including the many endemic species of snakes, such as the elusive Andaman cobra (Naja sagittifera).
Saurabh Attarde +5 more
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Neutralizing potential of Rauvolfia serpentina root extract against Naja naja venom
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020 Snake bites are a serious health hazard occurs throughout the world especially in tropical countries like India. Anti-Snake Venom Serum is the only remedy available to treat snake bite victims successfully till date.
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Purification and characterization of a myotoxic phospholipase-a2 from indian cobra (Naja-Naja-Naja) venom [PDF]
, 1989 Purification and characterization of a myotoxic phospholipase A2 from Indian cobra (Naja naja naja) venom. Toxicon27, 861–873, 1989.—A major phospholipase A2 (NN-XIII-PLA2) which constitutes 20% of the whole Naja naja naja venom was purified to ...
Bhat, M. K, Gowda, T. V
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Predicting the Resilience Rate of Methadone-Addicted Addicts Based on Spiritual Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence [PDF]
طب انتظامی, 2021 Aims: Resilience has received much attention in the field of psychology over the past two decades. The purpose of this study was to predict the resiliency of methadone-treated addicts based on spiritual intelligence and emotional intelligence variables.
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Early treatment with intranasal neostigmine reduces mortality in a mouse model of Naja naja (Indian Cobra) envenomation [PDF]
, 2014 Objective. Most snakebite deaths occur prior to hospital arrival; yet inexpensive, effective, and easy to administer out-of-hospital treatments do not exist. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors can be therapeutic in neurotoxic envenomations when administered
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Metabolomics analyses of serum metabolites perturbations associated with Naja atra bite.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 Naja atra bite is one of the most common severe snakebites in emergency departments. Unfortunately, the pathophysiological changes caused by Naja atra bite are unclear due to the lack of good animal models.
Dongling He +11 more
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Artemia salina as an animal model for the preliminary evaluation of snake venom-induced toxicity
Toxicon: X, 2021 Lethality and cytotoxicity assays of snake venoms and their neutralization by antivenom require many mice for the experiments. Recent developments have prompted researchers to seek alternative strategies that minimize the use of mice in line with Russel ...
Mitchel Otieno Okumu +6 more
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Molecular phylogenetics of Black Cobra (Naja naja) in Pakistan
Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2019 Background: Snakes are found on every continent in the world except Antarctica, and on smaller land masses. Being ecologically important, they also cause a large number of bites, leading to millions of deaths. Mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences are
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The effect of inhaled dry salt on pulmonary mucociliary clearance in obstructive lung disease: A randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover study. [PDF]
Clin Physiol Funct ImagingAbstract Background Inhaled saline may improve mucus transport in respiratory diseases, for example, cystic fibrosis. This randomised, placebo‐controlled, crossover study examined the effect of inhaled dry NaCl on mucociliary clearance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods Twenty‐five patients with GOLD stage I‐III COPD
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Comparative Snake Venom Analysis for Facilitating Wildlife Forensics: A Pilot Study
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2022 Confirm and authentic identification of species is required for the implementation of wildlife laws in cases of illegal trafficking of snake venoms. Illegally trafficked snake venom might be misidentified with other drugs of abuse, and sometimes, the ...
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