Antigenic Cross-Reactivity Anti-Birtoxin Antibody against Androctonus crassicauda Venom
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2015 Background: Antivenom is still widely used in the treatment of envenomation as there are no vaccines or other effective agents available against animal venoms.
SuhandanAdigüzel Van-Zoelen +2 more
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The unfulfilled promises of scorpion insectotoxins
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015 Since the description and biochemical characterization of the first insect-specific neurotoxins from scorpion venoms, almost all contributions have highlighted their potential application as leads for the development of potent bioinsecticides.
Ernesto Ortiz, Lourival D Possani
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Endangered Saudi Arabian plants having ethnobotanical evidence as antidotes for scorpion envenoming
Clinical Phytoscience, 2020 Scorpion sting envenoming in Saudi Arabia posed major public health problems. Conventional treatment with antivenom with its limitations and hazards called for the use of support remediation like prazosin therapy and phytotherapy as alternative solutions
Abdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari +3 more
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Insects as biological models to assay spider and scorpion venom toxicity
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2003 This study was undertaken to develop an experimental protocol using insects as biological models to assay venom toxicity of the following spiders Loxosceles gaucho, Phoneutria nigriventer, Nephilengys cruentata and Tityus serrulatus scorpion.
M. F. Manzoli-Palma +2 more
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Scorpions from Mexico: From Species Diversity to Venom Complexity
Toxins, 2015 Scorpions are among the oldest terrestrial arthropods, which are distributed worldwide, except for Antarctica and some Pacific islands. Scorpion envenomation represents a public health problem in several parts of the world.
Carlos E. Santibáñez-López +3 more
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Editorial: Immune responses and immune mechanisms triggered by snake and scorpion venoms. [PDF]
Front Immunol, 2022 Pucca MB, Tambourgi DV, Monteiro WM.
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Scorpion venom: pharmacological analysis and its applications
European Journal of Biological Research, 2017 Scorpions belong to class: Arachnida, order: Scorpionida represented now by approximately 1500 species. These are one of the most ancient group of the animals on the earth conserving their morphology almost unaltered and are the most successful ...
Mukesh Kumar Chaubey
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Comparison of the Scorpionism Caused by Centruroidesmargaritatus, Tityuspachyurus and Tityus n. sp. aff. metuendus Scorpion Venoms in Colombia. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2021 Mendoza-Tobar LL +3 more
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ToxinsAnanteris is a scorpion genus that inhabits dry and seasonal areas of South and Central America. It is located in a distinctive morpho-group of Buthids, the ‘Ananteris group’, which also includes species distributed in the Old World.
Cecilia Díaz +8 more
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Targeted Metabolomics of <i>Tityus</i> Scorpion Venoms: Unveiling Small-Molecule Components. [PDF]
J Am Soc Mass SpectromDias NB +8 more
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