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Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2015 Snake venom ophthalmia is caused by venoms of spitting elapid and other snakes. The cobra is one of the most venomous snakes of genus Naja. There are more than 20 species of cobra like the King cobra of South Africa, Thailand, Burma, China, India, Malaysia, Philippines; the spitting cobra of Africa and parts of South East Asia; the Indian cobra found ...
Vijay Kumar, Sharma, V K, Baranwal
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Zoologica Africana, 1978 Comparative electrophoretic studies were conducted on the venom of the rinkals (Hemachatus haemachatus). Egyptian cobra Naja haje haje) and puffadder (Bills arietans). Considerable differences in electrophoretic characteristics were found between fresh venom and commercial venom samples from the same species of snake.
Willemse, GT, Hattingh, J.
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Predicting antibacterial activity from snake venom proteomes.
PLoS ONE, 2020 The continued evolution of antibiotic resistance has increased the urgency for new antibiotic development, leading to exploration of non-traditional sources.
Justin L Rheubert +4 more
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Reappraisal of Vipera aspis venom neurotoxicity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2007 BACKGROUND: The variation of venom composition with geography is an important aspect of intraspecific variability in the Vipera genus, although causes of this variability remain unclear.
Elisabeth Ferquel +7 more
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Snake venoms and hemostasis [PDF]
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2005 Snake venoms are complex mixtures of biologically active proteins and peptides. Many of them affect hemostasis by activating or inhibiting coagulant factors or platelets, or by disrupting endothelium. Based on sequence, these snake venom components have been classified into various families, such as serine proteases, metalloproteinases, C-type lectins,
Lu, Q +2 more
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BMC Cancer, 2012 Background Abundant research suggested that the cancer cells avoid destruction by the immune system through down-regulation or mutation of death receptors.
Park Mi +6 more
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Snake Venom, an Unbeheld Drug for Nipah Virus? A Lead from Ayurveda [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Newly emerging viral fevers are affecting the people all over the world. Recently Nipah outbreak occurred in Kerala (May 2018) and claimed many deaths. Anti-viral drugs for these dangerous viruses have not been discovered yet. A major hurdle is the low
Preethi Mohan
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Anti-snake venom: use and adverse reaction in a snake bite study clinic in Bangladesh
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008 Snakebites can present local or systemic envenomation, while neurotoxicity and respiratory paralysis are the main cause of death. The mainstay of management is anti-snake venom (ASV), which is highly effective, but liable to cause severe adverse ...
MR Amin +7 more
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BMC Biology, 2023 Background Snake venoms are trophic adaptations that represent an ideal model to examine the evolutionary factors that shape polymorphic traits under strong natural selection.
Cara F. Smith +10 more
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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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