| neuromuscular, cardiac and smooth muscle effects of whole venom of naja mossambica pallida. | | 1978 | 727379 |
| a centrally induced vasodepressor response after intravenous administration of whole venom of naja mossambica pallida in cats. | naja mossambica pallida venom administered i.v. (200 microgram/kg) produces an initial brief fall in blood pressure, due to a direct myocardial depressant effect, and a sustained fall due to central depressant effect. | 1977 | 923726 |
| [changes in the morphofunctional state of rat erythrocytes caused by the native venom of the red cobra (naja pallida)]. | | 1998 | 9777224 |
| spitting cobras adjust their venom distribution to target distance. | if threatened by a human, spitting cobras defend themselves by ejecting their venom toward the face of the antagonist. circulating head movements of the cobra ensure that the venom is distributed over the face. to assure an optimal distribution of the venom, the amplitudes of head movements should decrease with increasing target distance. to find out whether cobras (naja pallida and n. nigricollis) adjust their spitting behavior according to target distance we induced spitting from different dis ... | 2009 | 19462171 |
| comparative study of the cytolytic activity of snake venoms from african spitting cobras (naja spp., elapidae) and its neutralization by a polyspecific antivenom. | venoms of several naja species found in sub-saharan africa, and commonly known as "spitting cobras", induce a predominantly cytotoxic pattern of envenomings that may evolve into tissue necrosis and gangrene. cytotoxic components of their venoms have been identified as members of the three-finger toxin and phospholipase a(2) protein families. in this study, an in vitro assay using the myogenic cell line c2c12, was utilized to compare the cytolytic activities of venoms from five species of spittin ... | 2011 | 21924279 |
| comparative study of anticoagulant and procoagulant properties of 28 snake venoms from families elapidae, viperidae, and purified russell's viper venom-factor x activator (rvv-x). | snake venoms consist of numerous molecules with diverse biological functions used for capturing prey. each component of venom has a specific target, and alters the biological function of its target. once these molecules are identified, characterized, and cloned; they could have medical applications. the activated clotting time (act) and clot rate were used for screening procoagulant and anticoagulant properties of 28 snake venoms. crude venoms from daboia russellii siamensis, bothrops asper, bot ... | 2010 | 20677373 |
| prey transport in "palatine-erecting" elapid snakes. | cobras and mambas are members of a group of elapid snakes supposedly united by the morphology and inferred behavior of their palatine bone during prey transport (palatine erectors). the palatine erectors investigated (dendroaspis polylepis, naja pallida, ophiophagus hannah, aspidelaps scutatus, a. lubricus) show differences in the morphology of their feeding apparatus that do not affect the overall behavior of the system. we delineated the structures directly involved in producing palatine erect ... | 2003 | 14584037 |
| cross neutralization of dangerous snake venoms from africa and the middle east using the vacsera polyvalent antivenom. egyptian organization for biological products & vaccines. | this study was performed to assess the ability of polyvalent snake venom anti-serum, produced by the egyptian organization for biological products & vaccines (vacsera), to neutralize several toxic activities of snake venoms, not only of those included in the antivenom mixture, but also some additional venoms of snakes from egyptian, african, and middle eastern habitats. in general, the results revealed that polyvalent snake venom anti-serum from vacsera is highly effective in neutralizing egypti ... | 2002 | 12503876 |
| spitting cobra (naja mossambica pallida) bite in a kenyan child. | | 1978 | 734733 |
| case of venom ophthalmia following contact withnaja pallida:the red spitting cobra. | venom ophthalmia is a condition that can be eyesight threatening. this article describes a case of venom ophthalmia due to thenaja pallida(red spitting cobra) and is aimed to educate readers regarding the management of an uncommon, yet important, pathology that deployed military personnel may encounter. simple first steps can reduce the impact of the injury with copious irrigation of the eye being the key management step. each step of the management, including what not to do, is discussed in ord ... | 2018 | 29440470 |
| 3d flow in the venom channel of a spitting cobra: do the ridges in the fangs act as fluid guide vanes? | the spitting cobra naja pallida can eject its venom towards an offender from a distance of up to two meters. the aim of this study was to understand the mechanisms responsible for the relatively large distance covered by the venom jet although the venom channel is only of micro-scale. therefore, we analysed factors that influence secondary flow and pressure drop in the venom channel, which include the physical-chemical properties of venom liquid and the morphology of the venom channel. the cobra ... | 2013 | 23671569 |
| mechanisms underpinning the permanent muscle damage induced by snake venom metalloprotease. | snakebite is a major neglected tropical health issue that affects over 5 million people worldwide resulting in around 1.8 million envenomations and 100,000 deaths each year. snakebite envenomation also causes innumerable morbidities, specifically loss of limbs as a result of excessive tissue/muscle damage. snake venom metalloproteases (svmps) are a predominant component of viper venoms, and are involved in the degradation of basement membrane proteins (particularly collagen) surrounding the tiss ... | 2019 | 30695027 |
| lethal toxic dose (i.p ld50), total protein contents and comparative hemolytic potential of (99mtc labeled & non-labeled) naja naja karachiensis venom. | recent recognition about snake bite envenomation on june, 2017 as neglected tropical disease under category-a by world health organization advocated again its undeniable importance. present circumstances reasoned to work on a neglected subspecies of naja naja, i.e., naja naja karachiensis (n. n. karachensis) has been documented for frequent deaths in pakistan. in this study median lethal toxic dose (ld50) was determined intraperitoneally in swiss albino mice and was found to be 2.0µg/g (2.0mg/kg ... | 2018 | 29625942 |
| evaluation of antifungal activity of naja pallida and naja mossambica venoms against three candida species. | in contrast to comprehensively investigated antibacterial activity of snake venoms, namely crude venoms and their selected components, little is known about antifungal properties of elapid snake venoms. in the present study, the proteome of two venoms of red spitting cobra naja pallida (npv) and mozambique spitting cobra naja mossambica (nmv) was characterized using lc-ms/ms approach, and the antifungal activity of crude venoms against three candida species was established. a complex response to ... | 2020 | 32759763 |
| [morphological and rheological changes in erythrocytes effected by native red cobra (naja pallida) venom]. | | 1995 | 8595239 |
| protein variation in the venom spat by the red spitting cobra, naja pallida (reptilia: serpentes). | the venom spat by red spitting cobras (naja pallida) was analyzed to document variations in protein composition occurring over short temporal periods (less than 5 min). these cobras exhibited distinct control of venom flow with spits averaging 1.7% of the volume of the venom gland, thus enabling the cobras to rapidly expel over 40 consecutive spits. variations in the low and high molecular weight proteins were observed when comparing the 1st, 20th and 40th spits produced by the same specimens. t ... | 1999 | 10400288 |