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Feeding behavior and venom toxicity of coral snake Micrurus nigrocinctus (Serpentes: Elapidae) on its natural prey in captivity
(2004-08)
The feeding behavior and venom toxicity of the coral snake Micrurus nigrocinctus (Serpentes: Elapidae) on its natural prey in captivity were investigated. Coral snakes searched for their prey (the colubrid snake Geophis ...
Experimental myonecrosis induced by the venoms of South American Micrurus (coral snakes)
(1992)
Venoms from 11 taxa of Micrurus (coral snakes) from Brazil and Colombia were tested for myotoxic activity in mice. All venoms, except that of M. surinamensis, induced myotoxicity as judged by the increase in plasma creatine ...
Proteomic and biological characterization of the venom of the redtail coral snake, Micrurus mipartitus (Elapidae), from Colombia and Costa Rica
(2011-12)
Venoms of the redtail coral snake Micrurus mipartitus from Colombia and Costa Rica were
analyzed by “venomics”, a proteomic strategy to determine their composition. Proteins
were separated by RP-HPLC, followed by SDS-PAGE, ...
Integrative characterization of the venom of the coral snake Micrurus dumerilii (Elapidae) from Colombia: proteome, toxicity, and cross-neutralization by antivenom
(2016-03)
In Colombia, nearly 2.8% of the 4200 snakebite accidents recorded annually are inflicted by coral snakes (genus
Micrurus). Micrurus dumerilii has a broad distribution in this country, especially in densely populated ...
Venomic analysis of the poorly studied desert coral snake, Micrurus tschudii tschudii, supports the 3FTx/PLA2 dichotomy across Micrurus venoms
(2016)
The venom proteome of the poorly studied desert coral snake Micrurus tschudii tschudii
was unveiled using a venomic approach, which identified ¥38 proteins belonging to only four snake
venom protein families. The ...
Venomic and antivenomic analyses of the Central American coral snake, Micrurus nigrocinctus (Elapidae)
(2011-01-31)
The proteome of the venom of Micrurus nigrocinctus (Central American coral snake) was analyzed by a “venomics” approach. Nearly 50 venom peaks were resolved by RP-HPLC, revealing a complex protein composition. Comparative ...
Venom of the Coral Snake Micrurus clarki: Proteomic Profile, Toxicity, Immunological Cross-Neutralization, and Characterization of a Three-Finger Toxin
(2016)
Micrurus clarki is an uncommon coral snake distributed from the Southeastern Pacific of Costa Rica to Western Colombia, for which no information on its venom could be found in the literature. Using a 'venomics' approach, ...
Venomic Analysis of the Poorly Studied Desert Coral Snake, Micrurus tschudii tschudii, Supports the 3FTx/PLA(2) Dichotomy across Micrurus Venoms
(MDPI, 2016)
The venom proteome of the poorly studied desert coral snake Micrurus tschudii tschudii was unveiled using a venomic approach, which identified >/=38 proteins belonging to only four snake venom protein families. The ...
Pathogenesis of myonecrosis induced by coral snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus) venom in mice
(1986-02)
The mode by which coral snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus) venom affects skeletal muscle was studied using a combined approach. The venom induced early functional and structural alterations in the plasma membrane of muscle ...
Primary structures and partial toxicological characterization of two phospholipases A2 from Micrurus mipartitus and Micrurus dumerilii coral snake venoms
(2017-06)
Snake venom phospholipases A2 (PLA2) share high sequence identities and a conserved structural scaffold, but show important functional differences. Only a few PLA2s have been purified and characterized from coral snake ...