Evaluation of the lethal potency of scorpion and snake venoms and comparison between intraperitoneal and intravenous injection routes. [PDF]
Toxins, 2014 International audienceScorpion stings and snake bites are major health hazards that lead to suffering of victims and high mortality. Thousands of injuries associated with such stings and bites of venomous animals occur every year worldwide.
Bouhaouala, Balkiss +6 more
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Biochemical comparison of venoms from young Colombian Crotalus durissus cumanensis and their parents [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2010 Crotalus durissus cumanensis, a rattlesnake endemic to Colombia and Venezuela, is considered one of the most lethal snake species in Latin America. The aim of the present study was to compare the protein content and biological activity of the venom ...
A Castellanos +7 more
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Antiprotozoal Effect of Snake Venoms and Their Fractions: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Background: Protozoal infection is a lingering public health issue of great concern, despite efforts to produce drugs and vaccines against it. Recent breakthrough research has discovered alternative antiprotozoal agents encompassing the use of snake ...
Abdullahi ZU, Musa SS, He D, Bello UM.
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Development of a high-throughput in vitro screening method for the assessment of cell-damaging activities of snake venoms. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2023 Snakebite envenoming is a globally important public health issue that has devastating consequences on human health and well-being, with annual mortality rates between 81,000 and 138,000.
Bittenbinder MA +8 more
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Two-Dimensional Blue Native/SDS Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis for Analysis of Brazilian Bothrops Snake Venoms. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2022 Viperidae snakes are the most important agents of snakebites in Brazil. The protein composition of snake venoms has been frequently analyzed by means of electrophoretic techniques, but the interaction of proteins in venoms has barely been addressed.
Ferreira de Oliveira N +2 more
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Knowledge about Snake Venoms and Toxins from Colombia: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2023 Colombia encompasses three mountain ranges that divide the country into five natural regions: Andes, Pacific, Caribbean, Amazon, and Orinoquia. These regions offer an impressive range of climates, altitudes, and landscapes, which lead to a high snake ...
Pereañez JA +2 more
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Snake Venoms in Drug Discovery: Valuable Therapeutic Tools for Life Saving. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2019 Animal venoms are used as defense mechanisms or to immobilize and digest prey. In fact, venoms are complex mixtures of enzymatic and non-enzymatic components with specific pathophysiological functions.
Mohamed Abd El-Aziz T +2 more
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Children and Snakebite: Snake Venom Effects on Adult and Paediatric Plasma
Toxins, 2023 Snakebite is a globally neglected tropical disease, with coagulation disturbances being the primary pathology of many deadly snake venoms. Age-related differences in human plasma have been abundantly reported, yet the effect that these differences pose ...
Christina N. Zdenek +5 more
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A Review of the Proteomic Profiling of African Viperidae and Elapidae Snake Venoms and Their Antivenom Neutralisation. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2022 Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that results from the injection of snake venom of a venomous snake into animals and humans.
Offor BC, Muller B, Piater LA.
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Comparative Snake Venom Analysis for Facilitating Wildlife Forensics: A Pilot Study
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2022 Confirm and authentic identification of species is required for the implementation of wildlife laws in cases of illegal trafficking of snake venoms. Illegally trafficked snake venom might be misidentified with other drugs of abuse, and sometimes, the ...
Saurabh Bhargava +3 more
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