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Properties and Pharmacology of Scorpion Toxins and Their Biotechnological Potential in Agriculture and Medicine

open access: yesToxins
Scorpion venoms contain a wide range of toxins that interact with a variety of target molecules (ion channels, receptors and enzymes) associated with synaptic transmission, action potential propagation, cardiac function, hemostasis and other ...
Cháriston André Dal Belo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uptake of Clostridial Neurotoxins into Cells and Dissemination.

open access: yes, 2017
International audienceClostridial neurotoxins, botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) and tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT), are potent toxins, which are responsible for severe neurological diseases in man and animals.
Michel R. Popoff   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Biochemical and Electrophysiological Characterization of Two Sea Anemone Type 1 Potassium Toxins from a Geographically Distant Population of Bunodosoma caissarum

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2013
Sea anemone (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) venom is an important source of bioactive compounds used as tools to study the pharmacology and structure-function of voltage-gated K+ channels (KV).
André J. Zaharenko   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Anemonia viridis Venom: Coupling Biochemical Purification and RNA-Seq for Translational Research

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2018
Blue biotechnologies implement marine bio-resources for addressing practical concerns. The isolation of biologically active molecules from marine animals is one of the main ways this field develops.
Aldo Nicosia   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular and electrophysiological characteristics of the neurotoxins used in the study.

open access: yes, 2023
Molecular and electrophysiological characteristics of the neurotoxins used in the study.
Thiago Cunha (3564422)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Haemorrhagic, proteolytic and neurotoxic activities produced by Duvernoy”™s gland secretion from the false coral snake (Erythrolamprus bizona Jan 1863) (Serpentes: Colubridae)

open access: yesRevista Científica, 2010
Many colubrid snakes produce toxic oral secretions. Venom (Duvernoy´s gland secretion) collected from Venezuelan species of opisthoglyphous (rear-fanged) colubrid snakes has been studied.
Karel Lemoine, Alexis Rodríguez Acosta
doaj  

The Zinc-Dependent Protease Activity of the Botulinum Neurotoxins

open access: yes, 2010
The botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT, serotypes A-G) are some of the most toxic proteins known and are the causative agents of botulism. Following exposure, the neurotoxin binds and enters peripheral cholinergic nerve endings and specifically and selectively ...
Cer   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Snake α-Neurotoxins and the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor

open access: yes, 2016
α-Neurotoxins from snake venoms act on postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction to produce clinically significant skeletal muscle paralysis following envenomation.
Nirthanan, Niru   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Fetal exposure to environmental neurotoxins in Taiwan. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As) are recognized neurotoxins in children that particularly affect neurodevelopment and intellectual performance.
Jiang Chuen-Bin   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Use of Cosmetics in Pregnancy and Neurotoxicity: Can It Increase the Risk of Congenital Enteric Neuropathies?

open access: yesBiomolecules
Pregnancy is a particularly vulnerable period for the growing fetus, when exposure to toxic agents, especially in the early phases, can decisively harm embryo development and compromise the future health of the newborn.
Kendra Jones   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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