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A current perspective on snake venom composition and constituent protein families
Archives of Toxicology, 2022 Theo Tasoulis, G. Isbister
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Adaptive evolution of distinct prey-specific toxin genes in rear-fanged snake venom
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2018 Venom proteins evolve rapidly, and as a trophic adaptation are excellent models for predator–prey evolutionary studies. The key to a deeper understanding of venom evolution is an integrated approach, combining prey assays with analysis of venom gene ...
C. Modahl +3 more
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Anxious Projections: Mass Hysteria and the Problem of Interpretation
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Stories of “mass hysteria” among teenage girls have often graced the headlines of Nepal's local and national newspapers, creating a public spectacle of a strange and mysterious form of affliction. Treatments include both shamanic rituals and psychosocial interventions, a new therapeutic modality that has gained prominence over the past two ...
Aidan Seale‐Feldman
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Toxicon: X, 2022 Snake envenomations constitute a worldwide neglected tropical disease, with the vast majority of lethal bites inflicted by front-fanged snakes from the viperid and elapid groups.
Dominique Koua +6 more
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Toxins, 2014 Elapid snake venom is a highly valuable, but till now mainly unexplored, source of pharmacologically important peptides. We analyzed the peptide fractions with molecular masses up to 10 kDa of two elapid snake venoms—that of the African cobra, N.
Aisha Munawar +10 more
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Anticancer Activity of Toxins from Bee and Snake Venom—An Overview on Ovarian Cancer
Molecules, 2018 Cancer represents the disease of the millennium, a major problem in public health. The proliferation of tumor cells, angiogenesis, and the relationship between the cancer cells and the components of the extracellular matrix are important in the events of
M. Moga +4 more
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Unveiling the Evolutionary History of European Vipers and Their Venoms From a Multi‐Omic Approach
Molecular Ecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Snake genomes attract significant attention from multiple disciplines, including medicine, drug bioprospection, and evolutionary biology. However, genomic research within the Viperidae family has mostly focused on the subfamily Crotalinae, while the true vipers (Viperinae) have largely been overlooked.
Adrián Talavera +15 more
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Orbis Litterarum, EarlyView.Abstract Fluidity invigorates a utopian home in Chinese Canadian author Larissa Lai's Salt Fish Girl (2002). In the novel, the fishlike lesbian couple cyclically returns to their aquatic habitat between mortal reincarnations: from last‐century colonial South China to near‐future bio‐capitalistic Canada, where they recurrently experience displacement ...
Qianyi Ma
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Toxins, 2018 Venom composition varies across snakes from all taxonomic levels and is influenced by the snakes’ age, habitat, diet, and sexual dimorphism. The present study reports the first in-depth investigation of venom composition in male and female Bothrops ...
F. G. Amorim +5 more
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