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Snake Venoms and Nephrotoxicity

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Snake Venoms

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 52))

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The clinical syndromes which are associated with snakebite are variable. While minor reactions consist only of local pain and swelling, severe reactions may include muscular weakness or paralysis, respiratory failure, hemorrhage, hypotension, shock, and death. Hematologic changes predominate in crotalid and viperid envenomation. Elapid venom produces neuromuscular symptoms with or without local tissue necrosis. There is usually little cardiodepressor effect. Sea snake venom, on the other hand, is not only neurotoxic but also myotoxic, causing myonecrosis which is responsible for muscular pains and paresis.

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Sitprija, V., Boonpucknavig, V. (1979). Snake Venoms and Nephrotoxicity. In: Lee, CY. (eds) Snake Venoms. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 52. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66913-2_28

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