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Scorpion Venom: Detriments and Benefits [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2020 Scorpion venom may cause severe medical complications and untimely death if injected into the human body. Neurotoxins are the main components of scorpion venom that are known to be responsible for the pathological manifestations of envenoming.
Shirin Ahmadi +2 more
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Oral Acute Toxicity and Genotoxicity of Heteroctenus junceus Scorpion Venom [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceObjective The study evaluates the elemental composition, oral acute toxicity, genotoxicity, and mutagenic potential of Heteroctenus junceus scorpion venom.
Alexis Díaz‐García +4 more
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Extraction and quantification of antivenomous antibodies in chicken eggs against scorpion venom
Ciência Rural, 2023 : Avian-derived IgY is thought to be the best therapy for scorpion bites concerning low-level side effects. The present study analyzed a hypothesis about the neutralization of scorpion venom Androcotonus australis through antibodies produced in the egg ...
Mehvish Andleeb, Aleem Ahmed Khan
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Microbiota discovered in scorpion venom. [PDF]
PLoS OneAbstract With low nutrient availability and presence of numerous antimicrobial peptides, animal venoms have been traditionally considered to be harsh sterile environments that lack bacteria. Contrary to this assumption, recent studies of animal venom and venom-producing tissues have revealed the presence of diverse ...
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Arizona bark scorpion venom resistance in the pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus), a gleaning bat found in the western United States and Mexico, hunts a wide variety of ground-dwelling prey, including scorpions.
Bradley H Hopp +3 more
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Comparison between two methods of scorpion venom milking in Morocco
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2013 Background The present study compared two methods used successfully in a large-scale program for the collection of scorpion venoms, namely the milking of adult scorpions via manual and electrical stimulation.
Naoual Oukkache +4 more
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Ancient Science of Life, 2013 Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate the anti-scorpion venom (ASV) property of Andrographis paniculata in comparison with anti-redscorpion venom serum and this study aimed to determine its combined effect with anti-redscorpion venom ...
Ranjana S Kale +3 more
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The Enzymatic Core of Scorpion Venoms
Toxins, 2022 Enzymes are an integral part of animal venoms. Unlike snakes, in which enzymes play a primary role in envenomation, in scorpions, their function appears to be ancillary in most species.
Gustavo Delgado-Prudencio +5 more
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Heteroctenus junceus Scorpion Venom Modulates the Concentration of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in F3II Tumor Cells [PDF]
Life, 2023 The ability of Heteroctenus junceus scorpion venom to modulate the concentration of cytokines related to its antitumoral effect is unknown. F3II cells were treated with ¼ IC50, ½ IC50 and the IC50 of H. junceus scorpion venom.
Arianna Yglesias-Rivera +3 more
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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 +3 more
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