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Spider Venoms: Biochemical Aspects [PDF]
American Zoologist, 1969 SYNOPSIS. The venoms of spiders are quite complex and contain an array of biologically active components. The majority of studies on the biochemical aspects of these venoms have utilized four species: Phoneutria fera, Lycosa erythrognatha, Atrax robustus , and Latrodectus mactans .
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Brown Recluse spider bite mediated hemolysis: clinical features, a possible role for complement inhibitor therapy, and reduced RBC surface glycophorin A as a potential biomarker of venom exposure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The venom of Loxosceles reclusa (Brown Recluse spider) can cause a severe, life-threatening hemolysis in humans for which no therapy is currently available in the USA beyond supportive measures.
Eric A Gehrie, Hui Nian, Pampee P Young
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A Novel Insecticidal Spider Peptide that Affects the Mammalian Voltage-Gated Ion Channel hKv1.5
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Spider venoms include various peptide toxins that modify the ion currents, mainly of excitable insect cells. Consequently, scientific research on spider venoms has revealed a broad range of peptide toxins with different pharmacological properties, even ...
Diana Alvarado +13 more
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Recent Advances in Research on Widow Spider Venoms and Toxins
Toxins, 2015 Widow spiders have received much attention due to the frequently reported human and animal injures caused by them. Elucidation of the molecular composition and action mechanism of the venoms and toxins has vast implications in the treatment of ...
Shuai Yan, Xianchun Wang
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Brown Spider (Loxosceles genus) Venom Toxins: Tools for Biological Purposes
Toxins, 2011 Venomous animals use their venoms as tools for defense or predation. These venoms are complex mixtures, mainly enriched of proteic toxins or peptides with several, and different, biological activities.
Andrea Senff-Ribeiro +11 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2018 Background Loxoscelism is a severe human envenomation caused by Loxosceles spider venom. To the best of our knowledge, no study has evaluated the presence of antibodies against Loxosceles venom in loxoscelism patients without treatment with antivenom ...
Tomás Arán-Sekul +8 more
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BMC Genomics, 2017 Background Spiders are predaceous arthropods that are capable of subduing and consuming relatively large prey items compared to their own body size. For this purpose, spiders have evolved potent venoms to immobilise prey and digestive fluids that break ...
André Walter +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Prey-specialised spiders are adapted to capture specific prey items, including dangerous prey. The venoms of specialists are often prey-specific and less complex than those of generalists, but their venom composition has not been studied in detail. Here,
Ondřej Michálek +5 more
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This review critically examines the integration of Digital Information and Communication Technologies (TDICs) in biochemistry education over the past decade, highlighting both the benefits and challenges from a critical theoretical perspective. A systematic review was conducted to identify relevant literature, followed by thematic analysis and
Francis Pereira‐Dias +1 more
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The Aromatic Head Group of Spider Toxin Polyamines Influences Toxicity to Cancer Cells
Toxins, 2017 Spider venoms constitute incredibly diverse libraries of compounds, many of which are involved in prey capture and defence. Polyamines are often prevalent in the venom and target ionotropic glutamate receptors. Here we show that a novel spider polyamine,
David Wilson +10 more
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