Widespread and Differential Neurotoxicity in Venoms from the Bitis Genus of Viperid Snakes.


Journal

Neurotoxicity research
ISSN: 1476-3524
Titre abrégé: Neurotox Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100929017

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Historique:
received: 24 11 2020
accepted: 05 01 2021
revised: 02 01 2021
pubmed: 12 1 2021
medline: 30 11 2021
entrez: 11 1 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Research into the neurotoxic activity of venoms from species within the snake family Viperidae is relatively neglected compared with snakes in the Elapidae family. Previous studies into venoms from the Bitis genus of vipers have identified the presence of presynaptic phospholipase A

Identifiants

pubmed: 33428181
doi: 10.1007/s12640-021-00330-4
pii: 10.1007/s12640-021-00330-4
doi:

Substances chimiques

Neurotoxins 0
Viper Venoms 0

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

697-704

Subventions

Organisme : Australian Research Council
ID : DP210102406

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Auteurs

Nicholas J Youngman (NJ)

Toxin Evolution Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.

Richard J Harris (RJ)

Toxin Evolution Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.

Tam M Huynh (TM)

Monash Venom Group, Department of Pharmacology, Biomedical Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.

Kristian Coster (K)

Universeum, Södra Vägen 50, 412 54, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Eric Sundman (E)

Universeum, Södra Vägen 50, 412 54, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Ralph Braun (R)

Serpentarium Calden, Birkenweg 11, 34379, Calden, Germany.

Arno Naude (A)

Snakebite Assist, Pretoria, ZA-0001, South Africa.

Wayne C Hodgson (WC)

Monash Venom Group, Department of Pharmacology, Biomedical Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.

Bryan G Fry (BG)

Toxin Evolution Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia. bgfry@uq.edu.au.

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