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Pallas, 2020 In this report the testimonies of Pliny concerning the term saliva (28, 35, 1-39, 8) are examined. Moreover at this «monographic» moment, which presents about 19 cases of therapeutic or magical application of human saliva, the other passages in the ...
Livia Radici, Paola Radici Colace
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Bioactive peptides from venoms against glioma progression
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 Venoms are complex mixtures of different molecules and ions. Among them, bioactive peptides have been found to affect cancer hallmarks, such as cell proliferation, cell invasion, cell migration, and can also modulate the immune response of normal and ...
Bernarda Majc +6 more
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Purification of a fragment obtained by autolysis of a PIIIb-SVMP from Bothrops alternatus venom [PDF]
, 2018 Snake Venom Metalloproteinases (SVMPs) represent 43.1% of the components in Bothrops alternatus venom and play an important role in envenomation. Disintegrins and disintegrin-like domains are released by proteolytic processing of PII and PIII classes of ...
Acosta, Ofelia Cristina +9 more
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Dramatic expansion of the black widow toxin arsenal uncovered by multi-tissue transcriptomics and venom proteomics. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundAnimal venoms attract enormous interest given their potential for pharmacological discovery and understanding the evolution of natural chemistries.
Ayoub, Nadia A +4 more
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Medicina, 2011 More than 5 million people are bitten by venomous snakes annually and more than 100 000 of them die. In Europe, one person dies due to envenomation every 3 years. There is only one venomous snake species in Lithuania – the common adder (Vipera berus) – which belongs to the Viperidae family; however, there are some exotic poisonous snakes in the zoos ...
Dalia, Adukauskienė +2 more
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Harnessing the Power of Venomous Animal-Derived Toxins against COVID-19
Toxins, 2023 Animal-derived venoms are complex mixtures of toxins triggering important biological effects during envenomings. Although venom-derived toxins are known for their potential of causing harm to victims, toxins can also act as pharmacological agents. During
Isadora Oliveira +8 more
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Field study on scorpions and scorpionism in the southeast of El Jadida, Morocco [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesMorocco has a rich and diverse fauna of scorpions. However, certain regions such as Boulaouane remain underdocumented despite their importance for public health.
Ammouch Khawla +5 more
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, 2004 Number of Pages: 5Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Beaman, Kent R., Spencer, Carol L.
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Hemorrhagic Activity and Hemostatic Alterations Caused by Cerastes cerastes and Daboia mauritanica: Indicators of Viper Bite Severity in Morocco [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesSnakebite envenoming is a major global public health problem, causing approximately 5 million bites and 150,000 deaths each year, particularly in North Africa, where viper bites lead to significant morbidity and mortality.
Mesmoudi Nihal +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Spiders are useful models for testing different hypotheses and methodologies relating to animal personality and behavioral syndromes because they show a range of behavioral types and unique physiological traits (e.g., silk and venom) that are not ...
Linda Hernández Duran +3 more
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