| [considerations on locomotion activity, preference of ecotopes and territorial aspects of phoneutria nigriventer (keyserling, 1891), (araneae, ctenidae)]. | phoneutria nigriventer causes serious accidents in the south and southeastern regions of brazil and several authors have contributed to the knowledge of its venom. the bionomics works on p. nigriventer have been done in the state of são paulo (also in uruguay) and they carry, almost exclusively, laboratory observations. this work was done in environmental conditions in barra mansa, south of rio de janeiro state, brazil, having field and laboratory observations. thus, it provides data on territor ... | 1998 | 9699318 |
| development and evaluation of the neutralizing capacity of horse antivenom against the brazilian spider loxosceles intermedia. | spider bites due to loxosceles intermedia are currently a major public health problem in south brazil. about 3000 cases are reported annually. specific treatment for spider bites is provided by the polyvalent anti-arachnidic antiserum produced by butantan institute, são paulo, brazil by immunizing horses with mixtures of venoms from tityus serrulatus and t. bahiensis scorpions, as well as phoneutria nigriventer and l. gaucho spiders. due to the large amounts of the anti-arachnidic antivenom requ ... | 1999 | 10400292 |