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Brazilian Theraphosidae: a toxicological point of view
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2021 The Theraphosidae family includes the largest number of species of the Mygalomorphae infraorder, with hundreds of species currently catalogued. However, there is a huge lack on physiologic and even ecologic information available, especially in Brazil ...
Keven Wender Rodrigues Macedo +8 more
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Foraging by predatory ants: A review
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on ecological and behavioral characteristics of foraging in ants showing the wide diversity of cases. Most ants can feed on sugary substances, but some ground‐nesting species are strict predators. Except army ants during the nomadic phase, they are central‐place foragers that can recruit nestmates when necessary. They prey mostly on
Alain Dejean +5 more
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Antibacterial activity of the venom of Heterometrus xanthopus
, 2012 Heterometrus xanthopus (Scorpion) is one of the most venomous and ancient arthropods. Its venom contains anti-microbial peptides like hadrurin, scorpine, Pandinin 1, and Pandinin 2 that are able to effectively kill multidrug-resistant pathogens.
Ahmed, Umair +4 more
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Venomics of Remipede Crustaceans Reveals Novel Peptide Diversity and Illuminates the Venom’s Biological Role [PDF]
, 2017 © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Björn von Reumont +14 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 The Middle East and Northern Africa, collectively known as the MENA region, are inhabited by a plethora of venomous animals that cause up to 420,000 bites and stings each year. To understand the resultant health burden and the key variables affecting it,
Timothy P Jenkins +10 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Pharmacology of spider venom toxins
Toxin Reviews, 2014 AbstractSpider venom is an intricate combination of target specific enzymatic and non-enzymatic toxins. In addition, the venom also contains polyamine neurotoxins, ATP, AMP, ADP, guanosine, 2,4,6-trihydroxy purine, γ-aminobutyric acid, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, taurine, histamine, serotonin, tyramine, octomine, nor-adrenaline and inorganic salts ...
Sannaningaiah, D. +2 more
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Coexistence Patterns Between Ants And Spiders In Grassland Habitats [PDF]
, 2014 The ecological importance of both ants and spiders is well known, as well as the relationship between certain spiders and ants. The two main strategies ˗ myrmecomorphy (ant-mimicking) and myrmecophagy (ant-eating) ˗ that connect spiders to ants have been
Rákóczi, András Márton, Samu, Ferenc
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The efficacy of peritoneal lavage monotherapy using PD solution for severe peritonitis remains unproven. Methods We evaluated the effects of 3‐times and 6‐times lavage using low GDP neutral PD solution on a Methicillin‐sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) lethal peritonitis model rats without antibiotic use.
Masato Ikeda +7 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 Spider venom-derived cysteine knot peptides are a mega-diverse class of molecules that exhibit unique pharmacological properties to modulate key membrane protein targets.
Fernanda C. Cardoso, Richard J. Lewis
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