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The rab3A-22A chimera prevents sperm exocytosis by stabilizing open fusion pores [PDF]

, 2016
At the final stage of exocytotis, a fusion pore opens between the plasma and a secretory vesicle membranes; typically, when the pore dilates the vesicle releases its cargo.
Bustos, Matias Alberto, De la Iglesia, Paola X., Lucchesi, Ornella, Pocognoni, Cristián Adrián, Quevedo, María Florencia, Tomes, Claudia Nora   +5 more
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Considerations for the Use of Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Procedures for Facial Remodeling in Transgender Individuals

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2021
Koenraad De Boulle,1 Nobutaka Furuyama,2 Izolda Heydenrych,3,4 Terrence Keaney,5 Alexander Rivkin,6 Vincent Wong,7 Michael Silberberg8 1Aalst Dermatology Clinic, Aalst, Belgium; 2Jiyugaoka Clinic, Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; 3Cape Town Cosmetic ...
De Boulle K, Furuyama N, Heydenrych I, Keaney T, Rivkin A, Wong V, Silberberg M   +6 more
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The effects of a sodium and a calcium channel blocker on lethality of mice injected with the yellow scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus) venom

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2005
Scorpion venom toxins generally produce similar effects by mainly acting on sodium channels, and to a lesser extent, on potassium, calcium, and chloride channels.
A. R. Al-Shanawani, A. J. Fatani, F. H. El-Sayed   +2 more
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Venomics Approach Reveals a High Proportion of Lactrodectus-Like Toxins in the Venom of the Noble False Widow Spider Steatoda nobilis

Toxins, 2020
The noble false widow spider Steatoda nobilis originates from the Macaronesian archipelago and has expanded its range globally. Outside of its natural range, it may have a negative impact on native wildlife, and in temperate regions it lives in ...
John P. Dunbar, Antoine Fort, Damien Redureau, Ronan Sulpice, Michel M. Dugon, Loïc Quinton   +5 more
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Synthesis-Driven Stereochemical Assignment of Marine Polycyclic Ether Natural Products

Marine Drugs, 2021
Marine polycyclic ether natural products have gained significant interest from the chemical community due to their impressively huge molecular architecture and diverse biological functions.
Haruhiko Fuwa
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Outbreak of a neurotoxic side-gilled sea slug (Pleurobranchaea sp.) in Argentinian coasts [PDF]

, 2015
Since 2009 we have been registering the outbreak of an unknown side-gilled sea slug of the genus Pleurobranchaea in coastal waters of Argentina, southwestern Atlantic Ocean.
Farias, Nahuel Emiliano, Goya, Alejandra Beatriz, Obenat, Sandra Mabel   +2 more
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Botulinum toxins and fillers for treatment of the aging face

TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2017
We present a comprehensive review of how to best use neuro-toxins and fillers to rejuvenate the aging face. With modern neuro-toxins and fillers, it is now possible to achieve an improvement in the aging changes of young, middle-aged, and older patients.
Bhupendra C. K. Patel
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Exploring the functional domain and the target of the tetanus toxin light chain in neurohypophysial terminals [PDF]

, 1994
The tetanus toxin light chain blocks calcium induced vasopressin release from neurohypophysial nerve terminals. Here we show that histidine residue 233 within the putative zinc binding motif of the tetanus toxin light chain is essential for the ...
Binz, T., Dayanithi, G., Gratzl, Manfred, Höhne-Zell, B., Niemann, H., Stecher, B., Weller, U., Yamasaki, S.   +7 more
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Quantitative Mass Spectrometry for Bacterial Protein Toxins — A Sensitive, Specific, High-Throughput Tool for Detection and Diagnosis

Molecules, 2011
Matrix-assisted laser-desorption time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) is a valuable high-throughput tool for peptide analysis. Liquid chromatography electrospray ionization (LC-ESI) tandem-MS provides sensitive and specific quantification of
Suzanne Kalb, Conrad P. Quinn, John R. Barr, Hercules Moura, Renato C. Lins, Zsuzsanna Kuklenyik, Adrian Woolfitt, Maribel Gallegos-Candela, Anne E. Boyer   +8 more
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Discovery of an Insect Neuroactive Helix Ring Peptide from Ant Venom

Toxins, 2023
Ants are among the most abundant terrestrial invertebrate predators on Earth. To overwhelm their prey, they employ several remarkable behavioral, physiological, and biochemical innovations, including an effective paralytic venom.
Valentine Barassé, Laurence Jouvensal, Guillaume Boy, Arnaud Billet, Steven Ascoët, Benjamin Lefranc, Jérôme Leprince, Alain Dejean, Virginie Lacotte, Isabelle Rahioui, Catherine Sivignon, Karen Gaget, Mélanie Ribeiro Lopes, Federica Calevro, Pedro Da Silva, Karine Loth, Françoise Paquet, Michel Treilhou, Elsa Bonnafé, Axel Touchard   +19 more
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