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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An Anti-serum for Scorpion Venom [PDF]
Journal of Hygiene, 1909 Many deaths occur every year in Egypt as the result of scorpion sting. These deaths are practically confined to Cairo and Upper Egypt, and are almost entirely among children. Unfortunately, owing to local conditions, it is almost impossible to obtain really accurate figures for this mortality, but some idea may be formed from the statistics given below
Charles Todd
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Insect-selective spider toxins targeting voltage-gated sodium channels [PDF]
, 2007 The voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channel is a target for a number of drugs, insecticides and neurotoxins. These bind to at least seven identified neurotoxin binding sites and either block conductance or modulate Nav channel gating.
Nicholson, GM
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Pi5 and Pi6, two undescribed peptides from the venom of the scorpion Pandinus imperator and their effects on K + -channels [PDF]
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A biodistribution study of Hemiscorpius lepturus scorpion venom and available polyclonal antivenom in rats [PDF]
, 2012 The purpose of the present study was to investigate the biodistribution profile of the venom of Hemiscorpius lepturus, the most dangerous scorpion in Iran.
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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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Non-disulfide-Bridge peptide 5.5 from the Scorpion Hadrurus gertschi Inhibits the growth of mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense [PDF]
, 2017 Multi-drug resistant microorganisms have been a growing concern during the last decades due to their contribution in mortality rates worldwide. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are broad spectrum antimicrobial agents that display potent microbicidal ...
Kipnis, Ana Paula Junqueira +8 more
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Acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings: Anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation?
Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2018 Scorpion stings can cause a range of reactions which includes severe systemic envenomation resulting in respiratory failure, cardiovascular collapse, and severe neurologic complications.
Austin Castillo, Pradeep Attaluri
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Scorpion venoms in gastric cancer
Oncology Letters, 2016 Venom secretions from snakes, scorpions, spiders and bees, have been widely applied in traditional medicine and current biopharmaceutical research. Possession of anticancer potential is another novel discovery for animal venoms and toxins. An increasing number of studies have shown the anticancer effects of venoms and toxins of snakes, and scorpions in
Zhang, Xiao-Ying, Zhang, Pei-Ying
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