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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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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Animal venoms have evolved over millions of years for prey capture and defense from predators and rivals. Snake venoms, in particular, have evolved a wide diversity of peptides and proteins that induce harmful inflammatory and neurotoxic effects ...
C. R. Ferraz +6 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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British Journal of Haematology, 2017 Snake venoms are mixtures of numerous proteinacious components that exert diverse functional activities on a variety of physiological targets. Because the toxic constituents found in venom vary from species to species, snakebite victims can present with ...
Julien Slagboom +3 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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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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, 1994 Number of Pages: 6Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Beaman, Kent R., Grismer, L. Lee
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2017 This work offers a general overview on the evolving strategies for the proteomic analysis of snake venoms, and discusses how these may be combined through diverse experimental approaches with the goal of achieving a more comprehensive knowledge on the ...
B. Lomonte, J. Calvete
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Does the traditional snakebite severity score correctly classify envenomated patients? [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2016 Objective This study aims to help set domestic guidelines for administration of antivenom to envenomated patients after snakebites. Methods This retrospective observational case series comprised 128 patients with snake envenomation.
Seungho Kang +2 more
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