Accidents evoked by venomous animals are common in tropical regions. In Brazil,
envenomation evoked by snakes, spiders and scorpions are an important public health …

The renal kinetics of Bothrops alternatus venom (0.8 mg/kg, iv) was studied in conscious
male Wistar rats. Blood, urine and renal tissue samples were collected at various intervals …

The injection of Crotalus durissus terrificus venom into the foot pad of mice did not induce a
significant inflammatory response as evaluated by oedema formation, increased vascular …

Pulmonary mechanics [static (Est) and dynamic (Edyn) elastances, resistive (ΔP1) and
viscoelastic pressures (ΔP2)], histology, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from …

Bothrops snake venoms cause renal damage, with renal failure being the main cause of
death in humans bitten by these snakes. In this work, we investigated the cytoskeletal …

In this study we optimized an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to evaluate
bothropic venom levels in biological samples. These samples were obtained by two distinct …

Alternative sources of anti-ophidic serum are being investigated due to the secondary effects
associated with types I and II hypersensitivity reactions. In the present study we raised and …