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Crotalus Durissus Ruruima: Current Knowledge on Natural History, Medical Importance, and Clinical Toxinology

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Crotalus durissus ruruima is a rattlesnake subspecies mainly found in Roraima, the northernmost state of Brazil. Envenomings caused by this subspecies lead to severe clinical manifestations (e.g.
Manuela B. Pucca, Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, Anderson Maciel Rocha, Patrik F. Viana, Raimundo Erasmo Souza Farias, Felipe A. Cerni, Felipe A. Cerni, Isadora S. Oliveira, Isabela G. Ferreira, Eliseu A. Sandri, Jacqueline Sachett, Jacqueline Sachett, Fan Hui Wen, Vanderson Sampaio, Andreas H. Laustsen, Marco A. Sartim, Marco A. Sartim, Wuelton M. Monteiro, Wuelton M. Monteiro   +18 more
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Fatal Rattlesnake Envenomation in Northernmost Brazilian Amazon: A Case Report and Literature Overview

Reports, 2020
Snakebite envenomations are classified as Category A Neglected Tropical Diseases by the World Health Organization. In Brazil, 405 snake species are distributed among 11 families, with the genera Bothrops and Crotalus being the most studied and main ...
Jilvando M. Medeiros, Isadora S. Oliveira, Isabela G. Ferreira, Gabriel Melo Alexandre-Silva, Felipe A. Cerni, Umberto Zottich, Manuela B. Pucca   +6 more
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A new crotamine-like from the rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus cumanensis) venom causing damages: Qualitative and Quantitative Cytotoxic Studies on subcellular and neuromuscular structures

Revista Científica, 2022
A quantitative model to expose the adrenal gland sub-cellular alterations produced by crotamine-like (C-L) from rattlesnake venom during 3, 6 and 24 hours (h), and also qualitative changes on mice neuromuscular structures in vivo were observed and ...
Estefanie García, Hector José Finol†, Roschman González, Alexis Rodríguez-Acosta   +3 more
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Sliding Time Master Digital Image Correlation Analyses of CubeSat Images for landslide Monitoring: The Rattlesnake Hills Landslide (USA)

Remote Sensing, 2020
Landslide monitoring is a global challenge that can take strong advantage from opportunities offered by Earth Observation (EO). The increasing availability of constellations of small satellites (e.g., CubeSats) is allowing the collection of satellite ...
Paolo Mazzanti, Paolo Caporossi, Riccardo Muzi   +2 more
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Crotoxin Modulates Macrophage Phenotypic Reprogramming

Toxins, 2023
Macrophage plasticity is a fundamental feature of the immune response since it favors the rapid and adequate change of the functional phenotype in response to the pathogen or the microenvironment. Several studies have shown that Crotoxin (CTX), the major
Camila Lima Neves, Christiano Marcello Vaz Barbosa, Priscila Andrade Ranéia-Silva, Eliana L. Faquim-Mauro, Sandra Coccuzzo Sampaio   +4 more
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Factors Affecting the Detection of an Imperiled and Cryptic Species

Diversity, 2020
Population surveying and monitoring are important for identifying conservation needs and tracking trends in populations, communities, and ecosystems over time and laying the groundwork for conservation management and policy decisions.
John A. Crawford, Michael J. Dreslik, Sarah J. Baker, Christopher A. Phillips, William E. Peterman   +4 more
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Repurposing Cancer Drugs Batimastat and Marimastat to Inhibit the Activity of a Group I Metalloprotease from the Venom of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox

Toxins, 2020
Snakebite envenomation causes over 140,000 deaths every year, predominantly in developing countries. As a result, it is one of the most lethal neglected tropical diseases. It is associated with incredibly complex pathophysiology due to the vast number of
Harry J. Layfield, Harry F. Williams, Divyashree Ravishankar, Amita Mehmi, Medha Sonavane, Anika Salim, Rajendran Vaiyapuri, Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Thomas M. Vallance, Andrew B. Bicknell, Steven A. Trim, Ketan Patel, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri   +12 more
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Genetic Basis for Variation of Metalloproteinase-Associated Biochemical Activity in Venom of the Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus)

Biochemistry Research International, 2013
The metalloproteinase composition and biochemical profiles of rattlesnake venom can be highly variable among rattlesnakes of the same species. We have previously shown that the neurotoxic properties of the Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus ...
Ruben K. Dagda, Sardar Gasanov, Ysidro De La OIII, Eppie D. Rael, Carl S. Lieb   +4 more
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Rattlesnake Envenomation in Three Dairy Goats

Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, 2015
Cases of rattlesnake envenomation in dairy goats are lacking. These cases present three dairy goats presented to a veterinary referral hospital for envenomation of Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus).
Joseph Smith, David Kovalik, Anita Varga
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Recognizing Florida's Venomous Snakes

EDIS, 2005
Florida is home to 45 species of native snakes, six of which are venomous (poisonous). The venomous species include five pit vipers (Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Pygmy Rattlesnake, Copperhead, and Cottonmouth) and the Coral ...
Steve A. Johnson, Martin B. Main
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