Tissue damaging toxins in snake venoms: mechanisms of action, pathophysiology and treatment strategies

Abstract Snakebite envenoming is an important public health issue responsible for mortality and severe morbidity. Where mortality is mainly caused by venom toxins that induce cardiovascular disturbances, neurotoxicity, and acute kidney injury, morbidity is caused by toxins that directly or indirectl...

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Main Authors: Mátyás A. Bittenbinder, Jory van Thiel, Fernanda C. Cardoso, Nicholas R. Casewell, José-María Gutiérrez, Jeroen Kool, Freek J. Vonk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06019-6