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The genetics of venom ontogeny in the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
The same selective forces that give rise to rapid inter- and intraspecific divergence in snake venoms can also favor differences in venoms across life-history stages.
Darin R. Rokyta, Mark J. Margres, Micaiah J. Ward, Elda E. Sanchez   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Kin discrimination in plants: overview and implications for population and community ecology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the discovery of identity discrimination, particularly self and kin discrimination amongst plant competitors, research on interplant interactions has advanced significantly within plant physiology and evolutionary ecology. This review synthesizes current knowledge on how both self and kin discrimination influence plant growth ...
Akira Yamawo
wiley   +1 more source

A shining starlet: Nematostella vectensis as a model for developmental, regenerative, and comparative biology

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract The sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, has been used as a model organism in developmental biology studies for many years. This estuarine species has the notable capacity to regenerate its full body plan from small pieces throughout life. Nematostella have been described as having a great degree of cellular plasticity.
Patrick A. Lewis, Zachary Horowitz, Michael Shribak, Karen Echeverri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sympathetic outflow activates the venom gland of the snake Bothrops jararaca by regulating the activation of transcription factors and the synthesis of venom gland proteins

, 2009
The venom gland of viperid snakes has a central lumen where the venom produced by secretory cells is stored. When the venom is lost from the gland, the secretory cells are activated and new venom is produced.
LUNA, Milene S. A., HORTENCIO, Thiago M. A., YAMANOUYE, Norma, FERREIRA, Zulma S.   +3 more
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Conspiracy Beliefs as a Metacognitive Dimension of Intergroup Attitudes: A Novel Framework for Interventions

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Apart from their well‐established associations with individual characteristics, experiences of existential threats and either objective or perceived structural circumstances in which people live, conspiracy beliefs are now being increasingly recognised as a reflection of group‐related motivations, identity‐protective motives, prejudice and ...
Magdalena Adamus, Jais Adam‐Troian, Maria Chayinska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel Bradykinin-Potentiating Peptides and Three-Finger Toxins from Viper Venom: Combined NGS Venom Gland Transcriptomics and Quantitative Venom Proteomics of the Azemiops feae Viper

Biomedicines, 2020
Feae’s viper Azemipos feae belongs to the Azemiopinae subfamily of the Viperidae family. The effects of Viperidae venoms are mostly coagulopathic with limited neurotoxicity manifested by phospholipases A2. From A.
Vladislav V. Babenko, Rustam H. Ziganshin, Christoph Weise, Igor Dyachenko, Elvira Shaykhutdinova, Arkady N. Murashev, Maxim Zhmak, Vladislav Starkov, Anh Ngoc Hoang, Victor Tsetlin, Yuri Utkin   +10 more
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The Crude Venom of the Whitetail Lancehead, Bothrops leucurus, and Two of Its Enzymatic Components Are Selectively Cytotoxic for Glioma Cells In Vitro

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Malignant glioma is the most common primary brain tumor, and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains its most aggressive and incurable form. Snake venoms contain bioactive compounds with promising antitumoral properties against several cancer types.
M. O. H. V. Rosário, T. M. Fucase, P. J. Spencer, J. M. Sciani, J. Clarêncio, G. Rádis‐Baptista, L. L. Casais‐e‐Silva, R. S. El‐Bachá   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of royal jelly on human health: A narrative review of clinical studies

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Royal jelly (RJ) is a natural bioactive substance with documented effects on human health. This narrative review synthesizes evidence from clinical and clinically relevant experimental studies evaluating the therapeutic potential of RJ.
Georgios Goras, Andreas Thrasyvoulou, Evanthia Tsilimpokou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological characterization of Bothrops marajoensis snake venom

, 2011
This study describes the effects of Bothrops marajoensis venom (Marajó lancehead) on isolated neuromuscular preparations of chick biventer cervicis (CBC) and mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm (PND).
Marangoni, Sérgio, Pai-Silva, Maeli Dal, Gallacci, Márcia, Cruz-Höfling, Maria Alice da, Randazzo-Moura, Priscila, Galbiatti, Charlene, Ponce-Souto, Luis, Hernadez-Oliveira, Saraguaci, Rocha, Thalita, Cavalcante, Walter Luiz Garrido, Rodrigues-Simioni, Léa   +10 more
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Bothrops jararaca accessory venom gland is an ancillary source of toxins to the snake

, 2018
In Viperidae snakes, it has been attributed to the main venom gland, a component of the venom gland apparatus, the function of synthesizing all venom toxins and storing them inside a basal-central lumen.
Ursula Castro de Oliveira, Leonardo Sanches, Luciana Godoy Viana, Azevedo, Inácio de Loiola Junqueira de, Clissa, Patricia Bianca, Portes Junior, José Antonio, Oliveira, Ursula Castro de, Sanches, Leonardo, Norma Yamanouye, Ana Maria Moura-da-Silva, Luna, Milene Schmidt, Perales, Jonas, Richard Hemmi Valente, Valente, Richard Hemmi, Silva, Ana Maria Moura da, Jonas Perales, Inácio de Loiola Junqueira-de-Azevedo, Viana, Luciana Godoy, Yamanouye, Norma, Milene Schmidt Luna, Milton Yutaka Nishiyama-Junior, José Antonio Portes-Junior, Nishiyama Junior, Milton Yutaka, Patricia Bianca Clissa   +23 more
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