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Crotoxin (CTX), the major component of the venom from the South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus) has diverse toxic effects, including pre-synaptic neurotoxicity. Among these, the effect of CTX in the h...

ABSTRACT Spiders of the genus Loxosceles, commonly known as brown recluse spiders, can cause serious accidents in humans. Their venom has a powerful proteolytic and hemolytic action. Each year these spiders are the cause...

Lonomia obliqua Walker 1855 (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) is a species of moth which larvae are responsible for the lonomism, a form of envenomation that has been occurring in Brazil since the 1980s. Despite the importance ...

Scorpion sting cases are mostly seen in the southern provinces in our country. Scorpion venom might comprise neurotoxic, cardiotoxic and even nephrotoxic contents. Occurrence of nephropathy is a rare complication of scor...

Abstract The study was designed to demonstrate the effects of honey bee (Apis mellifera) venom on the nervous system of normal and hydrogen peroxide treated male rats. Twenty four male rats were randomly divided to 4 gro...

ABSTRACT Scorpion envenoming is considered a public health problem in Brazil. A recent study described a variation in the clinical outcome of envenoming by Tityus obscurus in two populations separated by 850 km in the no...

Periodontal disease has a high prevalence in Indonesia. Gingival disease is a periodontal disease if it is severe, requires surgical therapy called a gingivectomy. Surgical periodontal procedures lead to a gingival wound...

Phα1β, a peptide toxin purified from Phoneutria nigriventer spider venom, has a dual antinociceptive effect, inhibiting high-voltage-activated calcium channels and antagonising the TRPA1 receptor that differentiates it...

Un estudio mediante electroforesis en geles de poliacrilamida fue realizado en venenos de Bothrops alternatus, B. neuwiedi, B. ammodytoides, B. jararaca y B. jararacussu procedentes de Argentina. Los venenos usados en es...

Enfermedades de Declaración Obligatoria por provincias. Semana 47/2022 y acumulado desde semana 01/2022. Datos provisionales. Incluye además el artículo titulado "Biotoxinas marinas, impacto en Salud Pública", de "An...

Solubility represents a limiting factor when testing new compounds in animal experiments, since solubilizing agents generally have pharmacological effects that can interfere with the studied substance. Vehicles are com...

Materias / palabras clave: toxicology, natural toxins, poisoning, venom, antivenom; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine: Toxicology. Poisons