The application of proteomic tools to the study of snake venoms has led to an impressive growth in the knowledge about their composition (venomics), immunogenicity …
A deep understanding of the composition of venoms and of the principles governing the evolution of venomous systems is of applied importance for exploring the enormous …
Many issues and complications in treating snakebite are a result of poor human social, economic and clinical intervention and management. As such, there is scope for significant …
MJ Margres, K Aronow, J Loyacano, DR Rokyta - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Snake venom is shaped by the ecology and evolution of venomous species, and signals of positive selection in toxins have been consistently documented, reflecting the …
Abstract Context: In the Americas, the main representatives of the family Elapidae are coral snakes of the genus Micrurus, of which 33 species are in Brazil. They are the smallest cause …
L Sanz, S Quesada-Bernat, T Ramos… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Micrurus is a monophyletic genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. The~ 80 recognized species within this genus are endemic to the Americas, and are distributed from …
J Fernández, N Vargas-Vargas, D Pla, M Sasa… - Toxicon, 2015 - Elsevier
Protein composition, toxicity, and neutralization of the venoms of Micrurus alleni and Micrurus mosquitensis, two sympatric monadal coral snakes found in humid environments of …
Stonefish are regarded as one of the most venomous fish in the world. Research on stonefish venom has chiefly focused on the in vitro and in vivo neurological, cardiovascular …
Here we show for the first time that the venom from an elapid (Micrurus fulvius) contains three finger toxin (3FTxs) peptides with low toxicity but high content of lethal phospholipases …