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Toxicity of Bothrops sp snake venoms from Ecuador and preclinical assessment of the neutralizing efficacy of a polyspecific antivenom from Costa Rica
(2014-09-15)
The toxicological profile of the venoms of the snakes Bothrops asper and Bothrops atrox from Ecuador was investigated, together with the venom of a population of B. asper formerly classified as ‘Bothrops xanthogrammus’. ...
Actividad letal de seis venenos de serpientes de importancia médica en el Ecuador
(2016-11)
Se determinó la actividad letal de los venenos de serpientes de seis especies de vipéridos colectadas en Ecuador, a través de ratones CD-1. La especie más abundante fue Bothrops asper de la cual se analizaron adultos y ...
Carotenoids composition, antioxidant activity and glycemic index of two varieties of Bactris gasipaes
(2011)
Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is an orange, red or yellow fruit widely cultivated in Central America. It is an energy-rich source of carbohydrates, fats and carotenes, and contains small amounts of protein and fiber. The ...
Proteomic and toxicological profiling of the venom of Bothrocophias campbelli, a pitviper species from Ecuador and Colombia
(Toxicon 90, 2014)
Detailed snake venom proteomes for nearly a hundred species in different pitviper genera have accumulated using ‘venomics’ methodologies. However, venom composition for some lineages remains poorly known. Bothrocophias ...
Snake venomics and antivenomics of Bothrops atrox venoms from Colombia and the Amazon regions of Brazil, Perú and Ecuador suggest the occurrence of geographic variation of venom phenotype by a trend towards paedomorphism
(2009-11-02)
The venom proteomes of Bothrops atrox from Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Perú were characterized using venomic and antivenomic strategies. Our results evidence the existence of two geographically differentiated venom ...
Trophic ecology of sea urchins in coral-rocky reef systems, Ecuador
(2016-01-14)
Sea urchins are important grazers and influence reef development in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP). Diadema mexicanum and Eucidaris thouarsii are the most important sea urchins on the Ecuadorian coastal reefs. This ...
La situación de los antivenenos liofilizados en América Latina: Aspectos tecnológicos y de salud pública
(2012)
La administración parenteral de antivenenos constituye el elemento central en la terapia de los envenenamientos por
mordeduras o picaduras de animales ponzoñosos. En América Latina existen laboratorios productores de ...
Stability, distribution and use of antivenoms for snakebite envenomation in Latin America: Report of a workshop
(2009-05)
The issues of antivenom stability and distribution, and the training of health staff in the correct use of antivenoms in Latin America were discussed in a workshop held at Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Costa Rica, in September ...
Snake venomics of Bothrops punctatus, a semi-arboreal pitviper species from Antioquia, Colombia
(PeerJ 2:e246, 2014-01-22)
Bothrops punctatus is an endangered, semi-arboreal pitviper species distributed in
Panam´a, Colombia, and Ecuador, whose venom is poorly characterized. In the
present work, the protein composition of this venom was ...
Variabilidad interanual y estacional de la atmósfera libre sobre Costa Rica durante eventos de El Niño
(2001)
Con base en una técnica de composición de anomalías de los campos meteorológicos considerados, se diagnosticaron las principales alteraciones climáticas de la atmósfera libre sobre Costa Rica durante los eventos de El Niño, ...