Snakebite is classified by the WHO as a neglected tropical disease. Envenoming is a
significant public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions. Neurotoxicity is a key …

Neuro-and myotoxicological signs and symptoms are significant clinical features of
envenoming snakebites in many parts of the world. The toxins primarily responsible for the …

The genetic origin of novel traits is a central but challenging puzzle in evolutionary biology.
Among snakes, phospholipase A2 (PLA 2)-related toxins have evolved in different lineages …

We report the comparative proteomic and antivenomic characterization of the venoms of
subspecies cascavella and collilineatus of the Brazilian tropical rattlesnake Crotalus …

Snakebite envenomation is a neglected global health problem, causing substantial mortality,
disability, and psychological morbidity, especially in rural tropical and subtropical zones …

Twenty-one Mojave rattlesnakes, Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus (C. s. scutulatus), were
collected from Arizona and New Mexico USA Venom proteome of each specimen was …

Synergism is a significant phenomenon present in snake venoms that may be an evolving
strategy to potentiate toxicities. Synergism exists between different toxins or toxin complexes …

Abstract Phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) are abundant components in snake venoms, which
play important toxic roles. This review focuses on group II PLA2s endowed with myotoxic …

Venom gland transcriptomes and proteomes of six Micrurus taxa (M. corallinus, M.
lemniscatus carvalhoi, M. lemniscatus lemniscatus, M. paraensis, M. spixii spixii, and M …

The crystal structure of crotoxin, a potent presynaptic neurotoxin from Crotalus
durissusterrificus, was solved at 1.35 Å resolution. It shows the architecture of the three …