| Title |
Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Tityus pachyurus and Tityus obscurus Novel Putative Na+-Channel Scorpion Toxins
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0030478 |
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| Authors |
Jimmy A. Guerrero-Vargas, Caroline B. F. Mourão, Verónica Quintero-Hernández, Lourival D. Possani, Elisabeth F. Schwartz |
| Abstract |
Colombia and Brazil are affected by severe cases of scorpionism. In Colombia the most dangerous accidents are caused by Tityus pachyurus that is widely distributed around this country. In the Brazilian Amazonian region scorpion stings are a common event caused by Tityus obscurus. The main objective of this work was to perform the molecular cloning of the putative Na(+)-channel scorpion toxins (NaScTxs) from T. pachyurus and T. obscurus venom glands and to analyze their phylogenetic relationship with other known NaScTxs from Tityus species. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 127 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 124 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 29 | 23% |
| Unknown | 23 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 48 | 38% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 17 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 14 | 11% |
| Unknown | 28 | 22% |