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Preparation and validation of a systemic loxoscelism prediction protocol
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2020 Introduction: Systemic loxoscelism is the most severe complication of loxoscelism. The management of the cadre by health personnel presents a high variability due to factors that are currently unknown.
Rafael Pichardo-Rodriguez +3 more
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Biochemical and pharmacological study of venom of the wolf spider Lycosa singoriensis
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2009 The wolf spider Lycosa singoriensis is a large and venomous spider distributed throughout northwestern China. Like other spider venoms, the wolf spider venom is a chemical cocktail.
ZH Liu, W Qian, J Li, Y Zhang, S Liang
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Toxin diversity revealed by a transcriptomic study of Ornithoctonus huwena. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Spider venom comprises a mixture of compounds with diverse biological activities, which are used to capture prey and defend against predators. The peptide components bind a broad range of cellular targets with high affinity and selectivity, and appear to
Yiya Zhang +10 more
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Centipede venoms as a source of drug leads [PDF]
, 2016 peerreview_statement: The publishing and review policy for this title is described in its Aims & Scope. aims_and_scope_url: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=iedc20© 2016 Taylor and Francis.
de la Vega RC +6 more
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The Northern Widow Spider, Latrodectus Variolus (Araneae: Theridiiae), in Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Until recently the species of widow spider occurring in Michigan was considered a variant of the black widow, Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius). Levi (1959) summarized and revised the worldwide genus Latrodectus, placing the southern areas of Illinois ...
Wilson, Louis F
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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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A Novel Hyaluronidase from Brown Spider (Loxosceles intermedia) Venom (Dietrich's Hyaluronidase): From Cloning to Functional Characterization [PDF]
, 2013 Loxoscelism is the designation given to clinical symptoms evoked by Loxosceles spider's bites. Clinical manifestations include skin necrosis with gravitational spreading and systemic disturbs. the venom contains several enzymatic toxins.
Chaim, Olga Meiri +9 more
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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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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023 Introduction: Spider venoms are a unique source of bioactive peptides, many of which display remarkable biological stability and neuroactivity. Phoneutria nigriventer, often referred to as the Brazilian wandering spider, banana spider or “armed” spider ...
F. C. Cardoso +6 more
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ArachnoServer 2.0, an updated online resource for spider toxin sequences and structures [PDF]
, 2011 ArachnoServer (www.arachnoserver.org) is a manually curated database providing information on the sequence, structure and biological activity of protein toxins from spider venoms.
Binford, G +8 more
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