"Viper Venoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Venoms from SNAKES of the viperid family. They tend to be less toxic than elapid or hydrophid venoms and act mainly on the vascular system, interfering with coagulation and capillary membrane integrity and are highly cytotoxic. They contain large amounts of several enzymes, other factors, and some toxins.
| Descriptor ID |
D014757
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.850.960 D23.946.833.850.960
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| Concept/Terms |
Viper Venoms- Viper Venoms
- Venoms, Viper
- Viper Venom
- Venom, Viper
Cerastes Venoms- Cerastes Venoms
- Venoms, Cerastes
- Cerastes Venom
- Venom, Cerastes
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Viper Venoms" by people in Profiles.
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Macrovipecetin, a C-type lectin from Macrovipera lebetina venom, inhibits proliferation migration and invasion of SK-MEL-28 human melanoma cells and enhances their sensitivity to cisplatin. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. 2018 Mar; 1862(3):600-614.
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A randomized controlled trial of fresh frozen plasma for coagulopathy in Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming. J Thromb Haemost. 2017 04; 15(4):645-654.
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Biochemical and monolayer characterization of Tunisian snake venom phospholipases. Int J Biol Macromol. 2016 Aug; 89:640-6.
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Lebein, a snake venom disintegrin, suppresses human colon cancer cells proliferation and tumor-induced angiogenesis through cell cycle arrest, apoptosis induction and inhibition of VEGF expression. Mol Carcinog. 2017 01; 56(1):18-35.
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Venom Concentrations and Clotting Factor Levels in a Prospective Cohort of Russell's Viper Bites with Coagulopathy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015; 9(8):e0003968.
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A thermoactive L-amino acid oxidase from Cerastes cerastes snake venom: purification, biochemical and molecular characterization. Toxicon. 2014 Oct; 89:32-44.
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PIVL, a new serine protease inhibitor from Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea venom, impairs motility of human glioblastoma cells. Matrix Biol. 2013 Jan; 32(1):52-62.