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Morphological optimization of scorpion telson

, 2020
Nature provides inspirations for solving many challenging scientific and technological problems. In this study, a computational methodology is developed for the morphological optimization of three-dimensional, multi-component biological organs.
Zi-Long Zhao, Shiwei Zhou, Xi-Qiao Feng, Y. Xie   +3 more
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SCORPION, a molecular database of scorpion toxins

Toxicon, 2002
Increasing interest in the studies of toxins and the requirements for better structural and functional annotations have created a need for improved data management in the field of toxins. The molecular database, SCORPION, contains more than 200 entries of fully referenced scorpion toxin data including primary sequences, three-dimensional structures ...
Srinivasan, K.N., Gopalakrishnakone, P., Tan, P.T., Chew, K.C., Kini, R.M., Cheng, B., Koh, J.L.Y., Seah, S.H., Brusic, V.   +8 more
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Scorpion venomics: a 2019 overview

Espert Review of Proteomics, 2019
Introduction: A few scorpions are dangerous to humans. Their medical relevance was the initial driving force for venom research. By classical biochemistry and molecular cloning, several venom peptides and their coding transcripts were characterized ...
Jimena I Cid-Uribe, José Ignacio Veytia-Bucheli, Teresa Romero-Gutiérrez, E. Ortiz, L. Possani   +4 more
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Scorpions and scorpionism in Iran’s central desert

Acta Tropica, 2017
Venomous scorpions have extreme importance in field of medicine and public health. This descriptive - analytic study was done to identify scorpion fauna, their ecological aspects as well as scorpionism for risk management and prevention of this health problem in Iran's central desert.
Jalil, Nejati, Abedin, Saghafipour, Ehsan, Mozaffari, Amir, Keyhani, Nahid, Jesri   +4 more
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Scorpion envenomation and inflammation: Beyond neurotoxic effects.

Toxicon, 2019
Scorpion envenomation results in a wide range of clinical manifestations that are mostly attributed to the activation of the autonomic nervous system by venom toxins.
M. Reis, K. F. Zoccal, L. Gardinassi, L. Faccioli   +3 more
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Perspectives and recommendations towards evidence-based health care for scorpion sting envenoming in the Brazilian Amazon: A comprehensive review.

Toxicon, 2019
Although underreported across the Amazon region, scorpion stings are very prevalent in some areas and can be potentially life-threatening, especially in children.
W. Monteiro, J. Gomes, N. Fé, Iran Mendonça da Silva, M. Lacerda, A. Alencar, Altair Seabra de Farias, Fernando Val, Vanderson de Souza Sampaio, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, P. Pardal, Ageane Mota da Silva, P. Bernarde, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira, J. Gutiérrez, Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, H. W. Fan   +16 more
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Anti-tumoral effect of scorpion peptides: Emerging new cellular targets and signaling pathways.

Cell Calcium, 2019
Scorpion toxins have been the subject of many studies exploring their pharmacological potential. The high affinity and the overall selectivity to various types of ionic channels endowed scorpion toxins with a potential therapeutic effect against many ...
N. Srairi-Abid, H. Othman, D. Aissaoui, R. Benaissa   +3 more
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Pattern of scorpion diversity across a bioclimatic dry-wet gradient in Neotropical forests

Acta Oecologica, 2019
Understanding large-scale patterns of biological diversity is one of the most important issues in ecology. Parameters of scorpion assemblages may serve as a proxy to understand how arthropods respond to bioclimatic changes by adjusting their spatially ...
A. Lira, R. Salomão, C. Albuquerque
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Scorpion Sting

Acute life threatening systemic involvement (cardiovascular and central nervous system) occur due to scorpion poisoning, often reported from rural part of world comprises the majority of developing countries. The most serious symptoms are hypertension, impaired left ventricular systolic function, hypotension and pulmonary oedema.
H S, Bawaskar, P H, Bawaskar
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Thermostable potassium channel-inhibiting neurotoxins in processed scorpion medicinal material revealed by proteomic analysis: Implications of its pharmaceutical basis in traditional Chinese medicine.

Journal of Proteomics, 2019
The neurotoxins of venomous scorpion act on ion channels. Whether these neurotoxins are retained in processed Buthus martensii Karsch scorpions used in traditional Chinese medicine materials is unknown.
Fan Yang, Danya Wang, Yongjia Tong, Chenghu Qin, Liuting Yang, Fei-Long Yu, Xin Huang, Shuang Liu, Zhijian Cao, Lin Guo, Wenxin Li, Yingliang Wu, Xiaolu Zhao   +12 more
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