Snake species within genus Bothrops are responsible for more than 80% of the snakebites occurring in South America. The species that cause most envenomings in Argentina, B. diporus, is widely distributed throughout the ...

Los venenos de serpientes inducen gran variedad de efectos sobre la coagulación sanguínea debido a sus componentes coagulantes y anticoagulantes. En este trabajo se estudió el efecto del veneno de Bothrops diporus de ...

Antisnake activity of extracts and essential oil of Nectandra megapotamica was tested in vitro against the Bothrops diporus venom (yarará chica). Inhibitory activity of the hemolytic action on the aqueous extract and ...

The majority of snakebites in northeastern Argentina are caused by Bothrops diporus (yarará chica). Envenomation causes predominantly local myotoxicity, characterized by myonecrosis often associated with hemorrhage, ...

Bothrops diporus, previously considered a subspecies of the B. neuwiedi complex, is a medically relevant viperid in Northeastern Argentina. The venom of this species causes local tissue damage characterized by ...

We report a study of toxic and enzymatic activities of Bothrops neuwiedi complex venoms collected from specimens of different regions of Argentina and a pool of these same venoms. Were determined lethal, hemorrhagic and ...

Traditional medicine in Corrientes Province (Argentina) uses preparations from herbs as one form of medication for the treatment of bites from venomous animals in the form of infusions and cataplasms. We evaluated the ...