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Volume 21, issue 1, December 2015
54 articles in this issue
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Hemorrhagic stroke in children caused by Bothrops marajoensis envenoming: a case report
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Pardal
- Augusto Cezar Jennings da Silva Pinheiro
- Maria Apolônia da Costa Gadelha
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2015
- Article: 53
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CEVAP Journal: the first Brazilian electronic scientific publication turns 20 years old
Authors
- Benedito Barraviera
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2015
- Article: 52
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Indian scorpions collected in Karnataka: maintenance in captivity, venom extraction and toxicity studies
Authors
- Santhosh Kambaiah Nagaraj
- Pavana Dattatreya
- Thippeswamy Nayaka Boramuthi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2015
- Article: 51
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Synergic effects between ocellatin-F1 and bufotenine on the inhibition of BHK-21 cellular infection by the rabies virus
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Rene dos Santos Cunha Neto
- Hugo Vigerelli
- Daniel C. Pimenta
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2015
- Article: 50
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Partial purification and functional characterization of Ts19 Frag-I, a novel toxin from Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Priscila C. Lima
- Karla C. F. Bordon
- Eliane C. Arantes
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2015
- Article: 49
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In vitro activity of phospholipase A2 and of peptides from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom against amastigote and promastigote forms of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Gustavo A. C. Barros
- Andreia V. Pereira
- Rui Seabra Ferreira Jr
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2015
- Article: 48
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Potential envenomation by the aglyphous pseudoxyrhophiine snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis and description of its dentition
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Bertrand Razafimahatratra
- Cynthia Wang
- Frank Glaw
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2015
- Article: 47
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Immunomodulatory activity of Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom on human T lymphocytes
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Andrea Casella-Martins
- Lorena R Ayres
- Luciana S Pereira-Crott
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2015
- Article: 46
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The epidemiology of scorpion stings in tropical areas of Kermanshah province, Iran, during 2008 and 2009
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alireza Khatony
- Alireza Abdi
- Farhad Towhidi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2015
- Article: 45
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Antitumor potential of the myotoxin BthTX-I from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom: evaluation of cell cycle alterations and death mechanisms induced in tumor cell lines
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Cássio Prinholato da Silva
- Tássia R. Costa
- Suely V. Sampaio
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2015
- Article: 44
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Arthropod venom Hyaluronidases: biochemical properties and potential applications in medicine and biotechnology
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Karla C F Bordon
- Gisele A. Wiezel
- Eliane C. Arantes
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2015
- Article: 43
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Allosteric interactions between receptor site 3 and 4 of voltage-gated sodium channels: a novel perspective for the underlying mechanism of scorpion sting-induced pain
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yi-Jun Feng
- Qi Feng
- Yong-Hua Ji
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 October 2015
- Article: 42
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Antiproliferative activity of marine stingray Dasyatis sephen venom on human cervical carcinoma cell line
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- RK Rajeshkumar
- R Vennila
- T Balasubramaniam
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2015
- Article: 41
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Catostylus tagi: partial rDNA sequencing and characterisation of nematocyte structures using two improvements in jellyfish sample preparation
Authors
- Tiago Parracho
- Zilda Morais
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 October 2015
- Article: 40
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Natural infection of phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in an area of ecotourism in Central-Western Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Andreia Fernandes Brilhante
- Vânia Lúcia Brandão Nunes
- Edna Aoba Yassui Ishikawa
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 01 October 2015
- Article: 39
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Exposure to 50 Hz electromagnetic field changes the efficiency of the scorpion alpha toxin
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Milena Jankowska
- Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville
- Joanna Wyszkowska
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2015
- Article: 38
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American trypanosomiasis and associated risk factors in owned dogs from the major city of Yucatan, Mexico
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Matilde Jiménez-Coello
- Karla Acosta-Viana
- Antonio Ortega-Pacheco
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2015
- Article: 37
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Cytolytic and systemic toxic effects induced by the aqueous extract of the fire coral Millepora alcicornis collected in the Mexican Caribbean and detection of two types of cytolisins
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Rosalina Hernández-Matehuala
- Alejandra Rojas-Molina
- Manuel Aguilar
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 September 2015
- Article: 36
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Snake venom galactoside-binding lectins: a structural and functional overview
Authors
- Marco A. Sartim
- Suely V. Sampaio
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 24 September 2015
- Article: 35
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Epidemiological characteristics of human rabies in Henan province in China from 2005 to 2013
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Guo Wei Li
- Qiao Ge Chen
- Jia Hai Lu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 September 2015
- Article: 34
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Erratum to: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors of Bothrops jararaca snake venom affect the structure of mice seminiferous epithelium
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Carlos Alberto-Silva
- Joyce M. Gilio
- Antonio C. M. Camargo
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 26 August 2015
- Article: 33
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Snakes and snakebite envenoming in Northern Tanzania: a neglected tropical health problem
Authors
- M. J. Kipanyula
- W. H. Kimaro
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 August 2015
- Article: 32
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Neuroactive compounds obtained from arthropod venoms as new therapeutic platforms for the treatment of neurological disorders
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Victoria Monge-Fuentes
- Flávia Maria Medeiros Gomes
- Márcia Renata Mortari
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 08 August 2015
- Article: 31
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First serine protease inhibitor isolated from Rhinella schneideri poison
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Priscila Y T Shibao
- Fernando A P Anjolette
- Eliane C. Arantes
- Content type: Short report
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2015
- Article: 30
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Bothrops snake venoms and their isolated toxins, an L-amino acid oxidase and a serine protease, modulate human complement system pathways
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Lorena Rocha Ayres
- Alex dos Reis Récio
- Luciana Simon Pereira-Crott
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2015
- Article: 29
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Purification procedure for the isolation of a P-I metalloprotease and an acidic phospholipase A2 from Bothrops atrox snake venom
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Danilo L. Menaldo
- Anna L. Jacob-Ferreira
- Suely V. Sampaio
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2015
- Article: 28
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors of Bothrops jararaca snake venom affect the structure of mice seminiferous epithelium
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Carlos Alberto-Silva
- Joyce M. Gilio
- Antonio C. M. Camargo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 August 2015
- Article: 27
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Bordonein-L, a new L-amino acid oxidase from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom: isolation, preliminary characterization and enzyme stability
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Karla C. F. Bordon
- Gisele A. Wiezel
- Eliane C. Arantes
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2015
- Article: 26
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Biological characterization of compounds from Rhinella schneideri poison that act on the complement system
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Fernando A. P. Anjolette
- Flávia P. Leite
- Eliane C. Arantes
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2015
- Article: 25
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Arachnids of medical importance in Brazil: main active compounds present in scorpion and spider venoms and tick saliva
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Francielle A. Cordeiro
- Fernanda G. Amorim
- Eliane C. Arantes
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2015
- Article: 24
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A checklist of the scorpions of Ecuador (Arachnida: Scorpiones), with notes on the distribution and medical significance of some species
Authors
- Gabriel Brito
- Adolfo Borges
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2015
- Article: 23
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Tissue apoptosis in mice infected with Leptospira interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Márcia Marinho
- Cilene Vidovix Táparo
- Tereza Cristina Cardoso
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 July 2015
- Article: 22
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The history of venomous spider identification, venom extraction methods and antivenom production: a long journey at the Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
Authors
- Sylvia M Lucas
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 17 June 2015
- Article: 21
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What do we know about some of the most conspicuous scorpion species of the genus Tityus? A historical approach
Authors
- Wilson R. Lourenço
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2015
- Article: 20
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A comparison between the recombinant expression and chemical synthesis of a short cysteine-rich insecticidal spider peptide
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Herlinda Clement
- Vianey Flores
- Gerardo Corzo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 June 2015
- Article: 19
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Molecular detection and antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from houseflies (Musca domestica) in Iran
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Behsan Hemmatinezhad
- Davood Ommi
- Faham Khamesipour
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 May 2015
- Article: 18
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Antibacterial potential of a basic phospholipase A2 (VRV-PL-VIIIa) from Daboia russelii pulchella (Russell’s viper) venom
Authors
- Shivalingaiah Sudharshan
- Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2015
- Article: 17
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The unfulfilled promises of scorpion insectotoxins
Authors
- Ernesto Ortiz
- Lourival D Possani
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 17 June 2015
- Article: 16
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Pharmacological characterization of venoms from three theraphosid spiders: Poecilotheria regalis, Ceratogyrus darlingi and Brachypelma epicureanum
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alejandro García-Arredondo
- Luis Rodríguez-Rios
- Ricardo Vega-Ángeles
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 June 2015
- Article: 15
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New insights into the structural characteristics of irradiated crotamine
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Karina Corleto Oliveira
- Patrick Jack Spencer
- Nanci Nascimento
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 May 2015
- Article: 14
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Epidemiology of envenomations by terrestrial venomous animals in Brazil based on case reporting: from obvious facts to contingencies
Authors
- Jean-Philippe Chippaux
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 May 2015
- Article: 13
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Epidemiological characterization and prognostic factors in patients with confirmed cerebral cryptococcosis in central Taiwan
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Chang-Hua Chen
- Hiu-Ngar Sy
- Yu-Jun Chang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 May 2015
- Article: 12
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First report of brown widow spider sightings in Peninsular Malaysia and notes on its global distribution
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Mustakiza Muslimin
- John-James Wilson
- Noraishah M Abdul-Aziz
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 May 2015
- Article: 11
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DNA damage in BALB/c mice infected with Lacazia loboi and its relation to nutritional status
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Adriana Sierra Assencio Almeida Barbosa
- Larissa Ragozo Cardoso de Oliveira
- Paulo Câmara Marques Pereira
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 March 2015
- Article: 10
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Antimycobacterial and cytotoxicity activity of microcystins
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Daniela Fernandes Ramos
- Alexandre Matthiensen
- João Sarkis Yunes
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 March 2015
- Article: 9
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Report of 15 injuries caused by lionfish (pterois volitans) in aquarists in Brazil: a critical assessment of the severity of envenomations
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Vidal Haddad Jr
- Hamilton Ometto Stolf
- João Luiz Costa Cardoso
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 20 March 2015
- Article: 8
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Mycobacterium marinum infection: a case report
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Christiane Salgado Sette
- Patrick Alexander Wachholz
- Deise Godoy Ura
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 20 March 2015
- Article: 7
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Feeding habits of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in an area of sylvatic transmission of yellow fever in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Luis Filipe Mucci
- Rubens Pinto Cardoso Júnior
- Cleide Aschenbrenner Consales
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 March 2015
- Article: 6
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Paederus beetles: the agent of human dermatitis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Shabab Nasir
- Waseem Akram
- Iram Nasir
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 February 2015
- Article: 5