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Body distribution of Bothrops asper (terciopelo) snake venom myotoxin and its relationship to pathological changes
(1988)
The distribution of 125I-labelled Bothrops asper myotoxin following i.m. and i.v. injections was studied in mice. After i.m. administration the toxin was concentrated in the injected gastrocnemius muscle, with relatively ...
Cariotipos de diez especies de serpientes costarricenses de la familia Viperidae
(1979)
All the karyotypes of ten snake species of the family Viperidae from Costa Rica have a diploid number of 36 chromosomes, 16 macro- and 20 microchromosomes; females show an heteromorphism in the fourth pair. The karyological ...
Cariotipos de las principales serpientes coral (Elapidae: Micrurus) de Costa Rica
(1979)
Se describen los cariotipos de las tres especies de serpientes de coral (Elapidae: Micrurus) más abundantes en Costa Rica: M. nigrocinctus, M. alleni y M. mipartitus. M. nigrocinctus presenta dos poblaciones cariotípicas ...
Mecanismo de acción de miotoxinas aisladas de venenos de serpientes
(1984)
Biochemically and pharmacologically, myotoxins isolated from snake venoms can be placed in four main groups: myolaxic phospholipases A, low molecular weight basic toxins, cardiotoxins, and hemorrhagic myotoxins. The myotoxic ...
El problema de los efectos hemorrágico y mionecrótico por mordeduras de serpiente en el continente Americano
(1980)
Los efectos locales que aparecen como consecuencia de la mordedura de serpientes constituyen un problema de salud importante en las Américas. Sin embargo, la eficacia del suero antiofídico que se usa parece ser escasa, ...
Isolation of a myotoxin from Bothrops asper venom: Partial characterization and action on skeletal muscle
(1984)
A myotoxic phospholipase has been isolated from Bothrops asper venom by ion-exchange chromatography on CM-Sephadex followed by gel filtration on Sephadex G-75. The toxin is a basic polypeptide with an estimated molecular ...
Inflammatory infiltrate in skeletal muscle injected with Bothrops asper venom
(1986)
The time-course and composition of inflammatory infiltrate in mouse gastrocnemius injected with Bothrops asper venom was studied. The venom induced myonecrosis, and a prominent decrease in muscle levels of creatine kinase ...
Karyotype of the yellow-bellied sea snake, Pelamis platurus
(1980)
In this paper we describe the karyotype of the yellow-bellied sea snake, Pelamis platurus from Costa Rica. The diploid number is 38 chromosomes, with 20 macrochromosomes and 18 microchromosomes. The pairs 1 and 2 are ...
Costa rican international cooperative biodiversity group: using insects and other arthropods in biodiversity prospecting
In: J. Rosenthal (Ed.). Drug discovery, economic development and conservation: The International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups. Pharm. Biol. Vol 37, Supplement, pp. 55-68.
(Pharmaceutical Biology 37(Supplement):55–68. 1999, 1999)
This paper describes the Costa Rican International Collaborative Biodiversity Group (ICBG), which was designed to introduce insects and other arthropods as a source of pharmaceutical compounds, and to generate knowledge ...
Pharmacological activities of a toxic phospholipase A isolated from the venom of the snake Bothrops asper
(1986)
A toxic phospholipase A was isolated from the venom of Bothrops asper. It induced skeletal muscle damage, anticoagulant effects and edema in the foot pad. The toxin had an intravenous LD50 of 95 micrograms/16-18 g mouse ...