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Introdução: O envenenamento por mordedura de serpentes constitui um importante problema de Saúde Pública e uma emergência médico-cirúrgica frequente, que afecta as comunidades rurais de África.
Paula Oliveira +5 more
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Elapid snake venom is highly valuable and also a source of medically important peptides. The venom of Naja nigricollis is unique among elapids in that it contains mainly cytotoxins, but also with other components.
Kurfi, Binta G. +2 more
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Differences between poison and venom: An attempt at an integrative biological approach
Abstract We discuss the use of the terms venom and poison, in the context of integrative biology, with particular emphasis on behaviour and natural history. Our purpose is to reach a broad scientific audience, especially that dedicated to zoology. The meaning of the two terms is reviewed from the secretory perspective, mainly focussed on the reptiles ...
Carlos Jared +2 more
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Figure (1) Poster‐anterior chest radiograph on admission (before the insertion of chest tube). Figure (2) Poster‐anterior chest radiograph at discharge (after the insertion of chest tube). Abstract Hemothorax after snake bite is very rare and unusual presentation.
Mumen Abdalazim Dafallah +2 more
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Snakebite envenomation (SBE) is a life‐threatening global public health problem affecting over 2.7 million persons annually, with a bigger burden lying in the developing world. Despite the successful management of SBE by antivenom therapy in conventional medicine, it is of low efficacy due to the diverse venom composition across snake types, which ...
Stella Kwamboka Mokua +4 more
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Snakebite is one of the most neglected diseases of developing countries. Deaths due to snakebite envenoming are quite high in Pakistan, and many deaths are caused by Echis carinatus envenomation. Traditional use of medicinal plants against snakebites is a common practice in Pakistan due to countless benefits.
Syeda Fatima +10 more
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460 serpents ont été récoltés de 1954 à 1965 dans la partie Nord de la République du Tchad, appartenant à 19 genres et à 24 espèces différentes.
M. Graber
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Engineered nanoparticles bind elapid snake venom toxins and inhibit venom-induced dermonecrosis. [PDF]
Envenomings by snakebites constitute a serious and challenging global health issue. The mainstay in the therapy of snakebite envenomings is the parenteral administration of animal-derived antivenoms. Significantly, antivenoms are only partially effective
Jeffrey O'Brien +3 more
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A bioactive flavan-3-ol from the stem bark of Neocarya macrophylla
Antisnake venom activity of the ethylacetate and n-butanol soluble fractions of the methanol stem bark extract of Neocarya macrophylla were evaluated against Naja nigricollis venom.
A.J. Yusuf +6 more
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Adjuvant emulsions are widely used to enhance the antibody response in animals used as immunoglobulin source to produce snake antivenoms. We tested the performance of four commercial emulsion adjuvants (Montanide, Freund, Carbigen, and Emulsigen-D) and ...
Mauricio Arguedas +17 more
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