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Venomous mollusks: the risks of human accidents by conus snails (gastropoda: conidae) in Brazil
Haddad Junior, Vidal; Paula Neto, João Batista de; Cobo, Válter José.
Affiliation
  • Haddad Junior, Vidal; Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu. Botucatu. BR
  • Paula Neto, João Batista de; Programa de Assistência à AIDS. Maputo. MZ
  • Cobo, Válter José; Universidade de Taubaté. Departamento de Biologia. Taubaté. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 39(5): 498-500, set.-out. 2006. ilus
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-439904
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ABSTRACT
Mollusks of the genus Conus present a venomous apparatus composed of radulae, a chitin structure linked to glands, which injects potent neurotoxic peptides, causing serious human envenomation and even death, associated with the blockage of certain receptors and muscular paralysis. No reported envenomation has occurred in Brazil, but certain populations are at risk of accidents.
RESUMO
Os moluscos do gênero Conus apresentam um aparato venenoso composto de uma rádula quitinosa ligada a glândulas de peçonha, causando envenenamentos humanos graves e mesmo óbitos pela ação neurotóxica indutora do bloqueio de vários receptores e paralisia muscular. Não há casos descritos de envenenamento no país, mas determinadas populações correm risco de acidentes.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Conotoxins / Conus Snail / Mollusk Venoms / Neurotoxins Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2006 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Conotoxins / Conus Snail / Mollusk Venoms / Neurotoxins Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: MEDICINA TROPICAL Year: 2006 Type: Article