One of the more dramatic consequences of envenomation by crotalid and viperid snakes is
the occurrence of hemorrage. In cases where the envenomation is less severe, the …

The impact of the new thinking has been strongly felt in immunology. Two main schools of
thought have emerged (Lederberg, 1959; Dameshek et al., 1961): the instructive and the …

Red blood cell lysis induced by the venom of Loxosceles reclusa, the brown recluse spider,
may be related to the hemolytic anemia observed in several cases of spider envenomation …

The direct hemolytic activities of the venoms from 21 species of stinging insects were
determined. The activities spanned 3 1/2 orders of magnitude, ranging from a low of four to a …

Pure venom from the acontial nematocysts of the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida exhibited
phospholipase A (phosphatide acyl-hydrolase; EC 3.1. 1.4) activity on a mixture of free …

TIB3 cENERic term phospholipase designates a class of enzymes which specifically
hydrolyze phospholipids. Four types of phospholipases are known-phospholipase A, B, C …

Functional nematocysts of one specific morphological class, the penetrant microbasic
mastigophores, were isolated from the sea anemone, Aiptasia pallida. These nematocysts …

In vivo studies were performed on fifteen dogs to confirm experimentally a hemotoxic
potential of venom from the spider Loxosceles reclusus, the bite of which has been …

Two cases of acute hemolytic anemia following the bite of unidentified insects are
presented. An exchange transfusion was performed in one case, and in the other, multiple …

Ever since biblical times, many victims of Vespidae stinging are recorded every year, not
only in Israel but all over the world. In most cases, local tissue injury and/or generalized …