Accidents involving snakes from Bothrops spp. and Crotalus spp. constitute the most important cause of envenomation in Brazil and Argentina.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe whole-cell immobilization on chitosan matrix was evaluated. Bacillus sp., as producer of CGTase, was grown in solid-state and batch cultivation using three types of starches (cassava, potato and cornstarch).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins of algal origin are frequent contaminants of coastal waters and seafood. The potential risk for human health due to the continuous presence of these toxins in food has not been clearly established. We have used cerebellar primary cultures to investigate the effects of the DSP toxin dinophysistoxin-2 (DTX-2) on central nervous system neurons and glial cells.
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