Freshwater stingrays: Study of epidemiologic, clinic and therapeutic aspects based on 84 envenomings in humans and some enzymatic activities of the venom

Toxicon

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-294

  Haddad Jr , Vidal ^a,b   Neto, Domingos Garrone ^a   Neto, João Batista De Paula ^c   Marques, Fernando Portella De Luna ^d   Barbaro, Katia Cristina ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c Hosp Doencas Tropicais de Araguaina   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Freshwater stingrays; Injuries by stingrays; Necrosis; Potamotrygon; Potamotrygonidae; Stingrays; Venom; Venomous fishes

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; FISH VENOM; GELATIN; HOT WATER; HYALURONIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELASMOBRANCHII; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FISHERMAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POTAMOTRYGON FALKNERI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NECROSIS; STINGRAY; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; BRAZIL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FISH VENOMS; FOOT INJURIES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKATES (FISH);

DASYATIDAE; PISCES; POTAMOTRYGON; POTAMOTRYGON MOTORO; POTAMOTRYGONIDAE;

EID: 1642306289     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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