Browsing by Subject "Bothrops jararaca venom"
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Brain nitric oxide production by a proline-rich decapeptide from Bothrops jararaca venom improves baroreflex sensitivity of spontaneously hypertensive rats
(Nature Publishing Group, 2010-12-01)Baroreflex sensitivity is disturbed in many people with cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. Brain deficiency of nitric oxide (NO), which is synthesized by NO synthase (NOS) in the citrulline-NO cycle (with ... -
The effect of experimental Bothrops jararaca envenomation on pregnant mice
(Elsevier B.V., 2006-02-01)The injury caused by the intramuscular injection of a single dose of Bothrops jararaca venom (0.24 mg/kg body weight) to mice on day 8 of pregnancy and examined on day 9 was investigated. Macroscopic and histological ... -
Envenenamento experimental por Bothrops jararaca em camundongos prenhes: Eficácia do soro antibotrópico
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2011-03-30)Introduction: Snakebite accidents are considered a rare event among pregnant women, but serotherapy is indicated even when envenomation is not severe. However, antivenom can cause maternal adverse reactions and consequently ... -
A novel phospholipase A2, BJ-PLA2, from the venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca: Purification, primary structure analysis, and its characterization as a platelet-aggregation-inhibiting factor
(Academic Press Inc, 1999-07-01)This paper describes the isolation and primary structure analysis of a new phospholipase A2 with platelet-aggregation-inhibiting activity from the venom of Bothrops jararaca. the protein, named BJ-PLA2, was isolated by ... -
Proteomic identification of gender molecular markers in Bothrops jararaca venom
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)Variation in the snake venom proteome is a well-documented phenomenon