Venomous Landmines: Clinical Implications of Extreme Coagulotoxic Diversification and Differential Neutralization by Antivenom of Venoms within the Viperid Snake Genus <i>Bitis</i>

Venomous Landmines: Clinical Implications of Extreme Coagulotoxic Diversification and Differential Neutralization by Antivenom of Venoms within the Viperid Snake Genus <i>Bitis</i>

The genus <i>Bitis</i> comprises 18 species that inhabit Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. They are responsible for a significant proportion of snakebites in the region. The venoms of the two independent lineages of giant <i>Bitis (B. arietans</i> and again in the common ance...

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Main Authors: Nicholas J. Youngman, Jordan Debono, James S. Dobson, Christina N. Zdenek, Richard J. Harris, Bianca op den Brouw, Francisco C. P. Coimbra, Arno Naude, Kristian Coster, Eric Sundman, Ralph Braun, Iwan Hendrikx, Bryan G. Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
<i>Bitis</i>
coagulotoxicity
anticoagulant
procoagulant
snakebite
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/7/422

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