α-Neurotoxins have been isolated from hydrophid, elapid and, more recently, colubrid snake
venoms. Also referred to as postsynaptic neurotoxins or 'curare mimetic'neurotoxins, they …

Del Brutto OH, Del Brutto VJ. Neurological complications of venomous snake bites: a review.
Acta Neurol Scand: 2012: 125: 363–372.© 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Abstract–Snake …

Russell's vipers are snakes of major medical importance in Asia. Russell's viper (Daboia
russelii) envenoming in Sri Lanka and South India leads to a unique, mild neuromuscular …

Despite the unparalleled diversity of venomous snakes in Australia, research has
concentrated on a handful of medically significant species and even of these very few toxins …

Snake and spider bites, as well as scorpion sting envenoming, are neglected diseases
affecting millions of people all over the world. Neurological complications vary according to …

Background Sri Lankan Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming is reported to cause
myotoxicity and neurotoxicity, which are different to the effects of envenoming by most other …

Background Death adders (Acanthophis spp) are found in Australia, Papua New Guinea
and parts of eastern Indonesia. This study aimed to investigate the clinical syndrome of …

We investigated the cardiovascular effects of venoms from seven medically important
species of snakes: Australian Eastern Brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), Sri Lankan …

Abstract Phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2) toxins are common and abundant components of
Australasian elapid venoms. These toxins are associated with a range of activities including …

There is limited information on the cross-neutralisation of neurotoxic venoms with
antivenoms. Cross-neutralisation of the in vitro neurotoxicity of four Asian and four Australian …