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Venom Variation as a Window into the Ecology and Evolution of Snakes. [PDF]

open access: yesIntegr Comp Biol
Balchan NR   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

African Spitting Cobra (Naja Nigricollis) Bite of the Hand

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1994
WM Kuzon, JR Marcus, LD Kerluke, JH Phillips. African spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis) bite of the hand. Can J Plast Surg 1994;2(2):90-92. Fifty thousand snakebites occur annually in North America. of these, about 8000 result in envenomation by poisonous species. In North America, 98% of poisonous snakebites are caused by pit vipers (Crotilidae). This
William M Kuzon   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

[Basic phospholipase from the venom of Naja nigricollis is cytotoxic].

open access: yesComptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie III, Sciences de la vie, 1988
The basic phospholipase A2 purified from the venom of Naja nigricollis (Institut Pasteur), possesses an intense cytotoxic activity toward fetal cells from FL strain. At a concentration equal to 1.6 x 10(-6) M, the PLA2 lyses 50% of the cells present in a suspension containing 3.5 x 10(6) cells per millilitre.
Chwetzoff, S.   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Effect of Neocarya macrophylla root on Naja nigricollis venom

open access: yes, 2021
Background and objective: Snake envenomation remain a public health problem, causing considerable morbidity and mortality especially in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The study evaluated the antisnake venom activity of the methanol root extract, ethylacetate and n-butanol fractions of Neocarya macrophylla against Naja nigricollis venom.
Yusuf, A.J.   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Uvaria chamae (Annonaceae) Plant Extract Neutralizes Some Biological Effects of Naja nigricollis Snake Venom in Rats [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2013
Uvaria chamae is a well known medicinal plant in Nigerian traditional medicine for the management ofmany diseases, but investigations concerning its pharmacological characteristics are rare.
Idoko, Grace Otini   +2 more
exaly   +9 more sources

Detoxifying Action of Aqueous Extracts of Mucuna pruriens Seed and Mimosa pudica Root Against Venoms of Naja nigricollis and Bitis arietans

open access: yesRecent Patents on Biotechnology, 2020
Background: The World Health Organization included snakebite envenomation among Neglected Tropical Diseases in 2017. The importance of natural products from plants is enormous, given that most prescribed drugs originate from plants.
Ada Gabriel
exaly   +2 more sources

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