Results 41 to 50 of about 13,881 (190)

The Role of ProBNP on Prognosis in Scorpion Stings

, 2021
Introduction-Scorpion stings are a major health problem with potentially fatal consequences. Children under the age of 10 y especially face a great risk. Predicting the prognosis is important in reducing mortality and morbidity because it enables the use
Gullu, UFUK UTKU, Ipek, Sevcan, Yurttutan, Sadik, Dalkiran, Tahir, Dincer, Serpil, Aynaci, Eser   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Scorpion Stings in Tehran Province, Iran: A Seven-Year Hospital-Based Study [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Scorpion sting is an important public health problem in Iran. This study aimed to describe the demographics, clinical and laboratory findings of the scorpion stings victims in Tehran Province.Methods: This cross-sectional retrospective study ...
Mirzaei Nasab, Reza, Soltaninejad, Kambiz, Rahimi, Mitra, Shadnia, Shahin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of medicinal plants used for snakebites and scorpion stings in Iran: A systematic review

, 2020
Poisonous snakebites and scorpion stings are among the health issues in most of the countries causing irritation and many other complications, including death.
Basati, G., Abbaszadeh, S., Mahmoudi, G. A., Astaraki, P.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Chaperone-mediated native folding of a β-scorpion toxin in the periplasm of E.coli [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Animal neurotoxin peptides are valuable probes for investigating ion channel structure/function relationships and represent lead compounds for novel therapeutics and insecticides.
Cole, Ambrose R., Lampert, A., Wallace, Bonnie A., O'Reilly, A.O., O’Reilly, A.O., Wallace, B.A., Cole, A.R., Lopes, J.L.S.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Scorpion II [PDF]

, 1969
The Scorpion has stung KSC. The interest shown in our first meager effort has been more than enough motivation to continue. But the rude manner in which the Scorpion was treated upon its arrival was shocking. There was nothing the Scorpion that warranted
The Scorpion Staff
core   +1 more source

Pediatric epidemiological aspects of scorpionism and report on fatal cases from Tityus stigmurus stings (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013
Introduction Envenomation by scorpion stings is a major public health problem in numerous tropical countries because of its frequent incidence and potential severity.
Cleide Maria Ribeiro de Albuquerque, Pedro de Lima Santana Neto, Maria Lucineide Porto Amorim, Sofia Campos Vidal Pires   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Properties and Underlying Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Integrative Review of Clinical and Molecular Findings

Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
The translational research framework integrating TCM for RA. The figure outlines a stepwise framework for the modernization and clinical translation of TCM in RA. Part 1 highlights the inheritance and development of TCM theory, including classical medical texts, traditional herbal knowledge, and syndrome differentiation–based treatment principles. Part
Jianting Wen, Jian Liu, Lei Wan, Fanfan Wang, Yang Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resistance to Local Anesthetics in Patients with a History of Scorpion Stings: A Systematic Review

Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Background: Scorpion stings have been reported to induce inadequate block or block failure in local anesthesia. The present study has reviewed the resistance to local anesthetics in patients with a history of scorpion stings.
Alireza Sharifian Attar, Pouria Namaee, Shima Sheybani, Masoumeh Tabari, Mahmoudreza Moharreri, Ali Moradi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biochemical and Proteomic Characterization, and Pharmacological Insights of Indian Red Scorpion Venom Toxins

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
The Indian red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus) is one of the world’s deadliest scorpions, with stings representing a life-threatening medical emergency. This species is distributed throughout the Indian sub-continent, including eastern Pakistan, eastern ...
Bhabana Das, Anthony J. Saviola, Ashis K. Mukherjee, Ashis K. Mukherjee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source