Local effects induced by coral snake venoms: Evidence of myonecrosis after experimental inoculations of venoms from five species
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| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 1983 |
| Descripción: | The local effects induced by intramuscular inoculations of venons from six species of coral snakes were studied in mice. Venoms of Micrurus nlgrocinctus nigrocinctus, M. n . moquitensis, M. alleni, M. frontalis, M. aarinkauda and M. surinamensis induced prominent myonecrosis which was observed histologically. From a morphological point of view all these venons induced a similar pattern of myonecrosis, characterized by a conspicuous alteration of the intracellular structure . This myotoxic activity was corroborated by an increase in plasma creatine kinase levels 3 hr after i .m . injection of M. n. nlgrocinctus , M. n . mosquitensis, M. frontalis and M. carinicauda venoms. M. mipartitus venom did not induce myonecrosis. None of the venoms induced edema or hemorrhage at the site of injection. |
| País: | Kérwá |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/29626 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0041010183900661 https://hdl.handle.net/10669/29626 |
| Palabra clave: | Micrurus mionecrosis Veneno de serpiente |