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Toxins, 2022 Scorpion venom is a complex secretory mixture of components with potential biological and physiological properties that attracted many researchers due to promising applications from clinical and pharmacological perspectives.
Parviz Ghezellou +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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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2011 Currently, medically significant scorpion species belong to the Buthidae family and are represented by the genera Androctonus, Buthus, Mesobuthus, Hottentotta, Parabuthus, Tityus, Centruroides, Leiurus.
O Ozkan, EA Yagmur, M Ark
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A Deeper Examination of Thorellius atrox Scorpion Venom Components with Omic Technologies
Toxins, 2017 This communication reports a further examination of venom gland transcripts and venom composition of the Mexican scorpion Thorellius atrox using RNA-seq and tandem mass spectrometry.
Teresa Romero-Gutierrez +5 more
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Potential of Scorpion (Scorpiops pseudomonatus) Venom in Diabetes Therapy: A Study on α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase Inhibition [PDF]
Journal of Liaquat National HospitalBackground: The increasing number of diabetes mellitus patients and the complications of its treatment using chemical medicine have made it necessary to look for new treatment options that can control blood glucose levels.
Syed Asif Nawaz +4 more
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Scorpions and their Venom [PDF]
Nature, 1922 PHYSALIA in “Animaux Venimeux,” p. 252, says that in all venomous animals their immunity to their own venom is limited, and announces that in an experiment a scorpion, Bulteus australis, was killed by an injection of the same venom as its own. I should like to add further observations from personal experience, bearing on this very interesting subject.
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Synergistic effect of Rhopalurus junceus scorpion venom combined with conventional cytostatics in cervical cancer cell line HeLa. [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2019 Context: Venom from endemic scorpion of Cuba, Rhopalurus junceus, decreases the viability of epithelial cancer cells and has negligible cytotoxic effect on normal cells.
Arianna Yglesias-Rivera +2 more
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The Effects of Androctonus crassicauda Scorpion Venom on Liver and Kidney Histopathology and Biochemical Factors in STZ-induced Diabetic Rats [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical ToxicologyBackground: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency, leading to chronic hyperglycemia.
Fateme Jafari +4 more
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Scorpion Venom and the Inflammatory Response [PDF]
Mediators of Inflammation, 2010 Scorpion venoms consist of a complex of several toxins that exhibit a wide range of biological properties and actions, as well as chemical compositions, toxicity, and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics. These venoms are associated with high morbility and mortality, especially among children. Victims of envenoming by a scorpion suffer a
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The myth of scorpion suicide: are scorpions insensitive to their own venom? [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 1998 ABSTRACT The resistance of the scorpion Androctonus australis to its own venom, as well as to the venom of other species, was investigated. A comparison of the electrical and pharmacological properties of muscle and nerve fibres from Androctonus australis with those from the crayfish Procambarus clarkii enabled us to understand the lack ...
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