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Using life history to predict outcomes of conservation translocations of herpetofauna
Animal Conservation, EarlyView.We collected data on key life history traits for all herpetofauna profiled in the IUCN Global Conservation Translocation Perspectives series to examine how life history can predict outcomes and difficulties of conservation translocations. The relationships we found provide important insights for conservation practitioners that can be used in the ...
M.R. Parker, L.A. Fitzgerald
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Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B, 2011 Erabutoxins a and b are neurotoxins isolated from venom of a sea snake Laticauda semifasciata (erabu-umihebi). Amino acid sequences of the toxins indicated that the toxins are members of a superfamily consisting of short and long neurotoxins and cytotoxins found in sea snakes and terrestrial snakes. The short neurotoxins to which erabutoxins belong act
Tamiya Nobuo, Yagi Tatsuhiko
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Neutralizing potential of Rauvolfia serpentina root extract against Naja naja venom
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020 Snake bites are a serious health hazard occurs throughout the world especially in tropical countries like India. Anti-Snake Venom Serum is the only remedy available to treat snake bite victims successfully till date.
Thulasi Sivaraman +3 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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The habu genome reveals accelerated evolution of venom protein genes
Scientific Reports, 2018 Evolution of novel traits is a challenging subject in biological research. Several snake lineages developed elaborate venom systems to deliver complex protein mixtures for prey capture.
Hiroki Shibata +23 more
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Full-Length Venom Protein cDNA Sequences from Venom-Derived mRNA: Exploring Compositional Variation and Adaptive Multigene Evolution. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Envenomation of humans by snakes is a complex and continuously evolving medical emergency, and treatment is made that much more difficult by the diverse biochemical composition of many venoms.
Cassandra M Modahl, Stephen P Mackessy
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ANTITUMOR EFFECT OF SNAKE VENOMS
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins, 1996 The search for biological antitumor agents has been pursued for over half a century. Snake venom has been shown to possess a wide spectrum of biological activities. The objectives of the present review are to evaluate the existing controversies on this subject published in a number of papers and to propose probable explanations for the phenomena ...
Da Silva, R. J. +2 more
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Preparing for the worst: The irrationality of emotionally recalcitrant reasoning
The Southern Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract The question of what exactly is irrational about recalcitrant emotions—those that occur in tension or conflict with our beliefs—has been widely debated. Sabine Döring claims that such irrationality only emerges if we act on our recalcitrant emotion or engage in emotion‐relevant reasoning in light of it.
Ed Armitage
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Journal of Acute Disease, 2019 Objective: To evaluate the epidemiology, clinical profile and treatment for patients with snake bite in the intensive care unit of our hospital. Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with snake bite admitted to the intensive care unit of a ...
Shivali Panwar, Aashish Dang
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