Snake venoms are mixtures of toxins that vary extensively between and within snake
species. This variability has serious consequences for the management of the world's 1.8 …

Scorpion venom may cause severe medical complications and untimely death if injected into
the human body. Neurotoxins are the main components of scorpion venom that are known to …

Snakebite envenoming is a serious and neglected tropical disease that kills~ 100,000
people annually. High-quality, genome-enabled comprehensive characterization of toxin …

Each year, millions of humans fall victim to animal envenomings, which may either be
deadly or cause permanent disability to the effected individuals. The Nobel Prize-winning …

Snakebite envenoming (SBE) is a priority neglected tropical disease, which kills in excess of
100,000 people per year. Additionally, many millions of survivors also suffer through …

A global strategy, under the coordination of the World Health Organization, is being unfolded
to reduce the impact of snakebite envenoming. One of the pillars of this strategy is to ensure …

Fine-tuned by millions of years of evolution, snake venoms have frightened but also
fascinated humanity and nowadays they constitute potential resources for drug …

Snake venom three-finger α-neurotoxins (α-3FNTx) act on postsynaptic nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) to produce skeletal …

Snakebite envenoming is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in rural communities
throughout the tropics. Generally, the main clinical features of snakebites are local swelling …

Animal venoms are complex mixtures containing peptides and proteins known as toxins,
which are responsible for the deleterious effect of envenomations. Across the animal …