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Actividad antiinflamatoria in vitro de Plantago major L. y Piper aduncum L. sobre la fosfolipasa A2 del veneno de la serpiente Lachesis muta muta [PDF]
Objetivo. Evaluar la actividad inhibitoria in vitro de los extractos de Plantago major «llantén» y Piper aduncum «matico» sobre Fosfolipasa A2 (PLA2) del veneno de la serpiente Lachesis muta muta. Materiales y métodos.
Mirtha Yarleque-Chocas +3 more
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Caracterización bioquímica del veneno de la serpiente Bothrops roedingeri Mertens, 1942, y sus actividades edematógena, hemorrágica y miotóxica [PDF]
Introducción. El envenenamiento por mordedura de serpiente es considerado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) una enfermedad tropical desatendida.
Oswaldo Nina-Cueva +5 more
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Neurolaena lobata es utilizada tradicionalmente en Centroamérica para tratar la mordedura de serpiente, pero su efectividad para contrarrestar el envenenamiento producido por Bothrops asper ha sido poco estudiada.
Patricia Saravia-Otten +10 more
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Modified rush venom immunotherapy in dogs with Hymenoptera hypersensitivity
Background – Hymenoptera envenomation occurs frequently in people and dogs and can trigger anaphylaxis. Venom immunotherapy (VIT) is the only preventative treatment for Hymenoptera hypersensitivity and is indicated for people with severe adverse reactions to insect stings. Rush VIT is an accelerated VIT induction schedule performed in people.
Alexandra Moore +4 more
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Background – Hymenoptera envenomation with honey bee (Apis mellifera) and paper wasp (Polistes spp.) may cause life‐threatening anaphylaxis in dogs. In human patients, clinical history, intradermal testing (IDT) and measurement of allergen‐specific serological immunoglobulin (Ig)E (sIgE) are used to support a diagnosis of Hymenoptera venom ...
Hilary H. Chan +3 more
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In 1951, 24 animals of both sexes of Chilla or Grey fox from continental Magallanes region, Chile were released on Tierra del Fuego Island, to control a European rabbit irruption detrimental to sheep ranching. No attention has been paid to the temporal course of that introduction, so here we provide a historical account of the presence of those foxes ...
Carlos Zurita +2 more
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Development of a New AMBER Force Field for Cysteine and Histidine Cadmium-Binding Proteins and Its Validation Through QM/MM MD Simulations. [PDF]
In the context of the AMBER parameterization, a new force field is developed and validated for the simulation of cadmium(II)‐binding proteins. The proposed force field takes into account the polarization effect produced by the central ion on its surroundings.
Orlandi M +5 more
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Abstract Background The burden of obesity and chronic disease is increasing in the older US Hispanic/Latino adult population. There is limited evidence on successful weight management strategies as perceived by this population. Assessing barriers and opportunities for weight management using mixed methods is a robust approach to collect in‐depth ...
Maria Carlota Dao +6 more
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Effects of social networks on interventions to change conservation behavior
Abstract Social networks are critical to the success of behavioral interventions in conservation because network processes such as information flows and social influence can enable behavior change to spread beyond a targeted group. We investigated these mechanisms in the context of a social marketing campaign to promote a wildlife poisoning hotline in ...
Emiel de Lange +2 more
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Abstract Species that the public knows and is willing to protect often do not align with international conservation priorities. Assessing perceptions on wildlife is thus essential to guide conservation initiatives, especially in island developing states where native and introduced species often have contrasting values for biodiversity.
Martina Panisi +5 more
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