Characteristics and Lethality of a Novel Recombinant  Dermonecrotic Venom Phospholipase D from  Hemiscorpius lepturus

Characteristics and Lethality of a Novel Recombinant  Dermonecrotic Venom Phospholipase D from  Hemiscorpius lepturus

Hemoscorpius lepturus is the most medically important scorpion in Iran. The clinical signs of H. lepturus envenomation are remarkably similar to those reported for brown spiders, including dermonecrosis, hematuria, renal failure and even death. The lethality and toxicity of brown spiders’ venom have...

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Main Authors: Elham Torabi, Mahdi Behdani, Mohammad Hosseininejad Chafi, Reza Moazzami, Jean‐Marc Sabatier, Vahid Khalaj, Delavar Shahbazzadeh, Kamran Pooshang Bagheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Hemiscorpius  lepturus
  scorpion
  phospholipase  D
  homology
  brown  spiders
  Loxoscelidae family
 lethality
 dermonecrotic activity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/3/102

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