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Production and packaging of a biological arsenal: Evolution of centipede venoms under morphological constraint

open access: yesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015
Significance Venom peptides have attracted considerable attention because of their value as pharmacological tools and their potential for development as novel pharmaceuticals and bioinsecticides.
Eivind A. B. Undheim   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ontogenetic Change in the Venom of Mexican Black-Tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus molossus nigrescens)

open access: yesToxins, 2018
Ontogenetic changes in venom composition have important ecological implications due the relevance of venom in prey acquisition and defense. Additionally, intraspecific venom variation has direct medical consequences for the treatment of snakebite ...
Miguel Borja   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial peptides from scorpion venoms

open access: yesToxicon, 2014
The need for new antimicrobial agents is becoming one of the most urgent requirements in modern medicine. The venoms of many different species are rich sources of biologically active components and various therapeutic agents have been characterized ...
P. Harrison   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Allergen-specific immunotherapy of Hymenoptera venom allergy:also a matter of diagnosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Stings of hymenoptera can induce IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions in venom-allergic patients, ranging from local up to severe systemic reactions and even fatal anaphylaxis.
Schiener, Maximilian   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Applications of snake venoms in treatment of cancer

open access: yes, 2015
Snake venoms are folk medicines used since ages. The components of snake venoms have high specific affinity and actions on cells and cell components. Also snake venoms are largely cytotoxic to tumor cells than normal cells.
V. Shanbhag
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Editorial: Venom peptides: A rich combinatorial library for drug development, volume II

open access: yesFrontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023
Denis Servent   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

EXPERIENCE OF SNAKE BITE CASES IN HAZARA DIVISION, KP, PAKISTAN

open access: yesGomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
Background: Snake bite is one of the important public health problems. The objective of the study was to assess the demographic and clinical features of snake bite patients.
Abdul Rauf   +4 more
doaj  

A polygeneric immunogen composed of 22 venoms from sub-Saharan African snakes to expand the neutralization scope of the EchiTAb-plus-ICP antivenom

open access: yesToxicon: X
Recent research suggests that a polygeneric immunogen made from the venoms of the most medically important viperid and elapid snakes in sub-Saharan Africa could elicit a broader antibody response in horses compared to the current EchiTAb-plus-ICP ...
Andrés Sánchez   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of the Enzymatic, Coagulant, and Neuromuscular Activities of Two Variants of Crotalus durissus ruruima Venom and Antivenom Efficacy

open access: yesPharmaceuticals
Background: We compared the enzymatic, coagulant, and neuromuscular activities of two variants (yellow—CDRy and white—CDRw) of Crotalus durissus ruruima venom with a sample of C. d.
Poliana J. Demico   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mass landscapes of seven scorpion species: the first analyses of Australian species with 1,5-DAN matrix [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Scorpion venoms have been studied for over fifty years; however, the majority of research has focussed primarily on medically important Buthidae species. Additionally, venoms of the estimated 200 species of scorpion native to Australia have received very
Alewood, Paul F.   +2 more
core  

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