A proteomic overview of the major venom components from Tityus championi from Panama.

In recent years, morbidity caused by scorpion sting of the species Tityus championi has increased in Panama. Therefore, the LD was determined by intravenous injection in 2.9 mg/kg and the venom of T.

When less is more: does more Na-cations mean more adsorption sites for toluene in faujasites?

The unique properties of zeolites make them an interesting material to be used in separation processes. The possibility of tailoring some of their characteristics, like the Si/Al ratio, allows optimizing their synthesis for a given task. Concerning the adsorption of toluene by faujasites an understanding of the effect of cations is necessary to foster the elaboration of new materials, which can capture molecules with a high degree of selectivity and sensitivity.

Heterologous expression of four recombinant toxins from Panamanian scorpions of the genus and for production of antivenom.

Background: The development of more effective antivenoms remains a necessity for countries where scorpionism is a public health problem. Also, the regionalization of antivenoms may be important for some countries with special scorpionism characteristics.

Objective: Production of antibodies capable of neutralizing the lethal effect of the venom of three scorpion species from Panama.

Adsorption of CO and N molecules at the surface of solid water. A grand canonical Monte Carlo study.

The adsorption of carbon monoxide and nitrogen molecules at the surface of four forms of solid water is investigated by means of grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations. The trapping ability of crystalline Ih and low-density amorphous ices, along with clathrate hydrates of structures I and II, is compared at temperatures relevant for astrophysics. It is shown that when considering a gas phase that contains mixtures of carbon monoxide and nitrogen, the trapping of carbon monoxide is favored with respect to nitrogen at the surface of all solids, irrespective of the temperature.

Sclerotherapy and Topical Nasal Propranolol: An Effective and Safe Therapy for HHT-Epistaxis.

Objectives: Epistaxis is the most frequent clinical manifestation of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Several topical, systemic, and surgical treatments have been tried, but none have been completely effective. The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether a combined treatment sclerotherapy and topical therapy with propranolol 0.

Venoms of Centruroides and Tityus species from Panama and their main toxic fractions.

The scorpionism in Panama is notorious for the confluence and coexistence of buthid scorpions from the genera Centruroides and Tityus. This communication describes an overview of the larger representative toxic venom fractions from eight dangerous buthid scorpion species of Panama: Centruroides (C. granosus, C.

Geographical variability of the venoms of four populations of Bothrops asper from Panama: Toxicological analysis and neutralization by a polyvalent antivenom.

Bothrops asper is the medically most important venomous snake in Central America. In Panama, the country having the highest incidence of snakebites in Latin America, B. asper is widely distributed throughout the country and is responsible for the vast majority of snakebites.

Evaluation of anti-Bothrops asper venom activity of ethanolic extract of Brownea rosademonte leaves.

Significant inhibition of the coagulant and hemorrhagic effects of Bothrops asper venom was demonstrated by ethanolic extract prepared from the leaves of Brownea rosademonte. In vitro experiments preincubating 5.5 mg of extract kg-1 b.

Genomagnetic electrochemical assays of DNA hybridization.

An electrochemical genomagnetic hybridization assay has been developed to take advantage of a new and efficient magnetic separation/mixing process, the amplification feature of enzyme labels, and single-use thick-film carbon transducers operated in the pulse-voltammetric mode. It represents the first example of coupling a magnetic isolation with electrochemical detection of DNA hybridization. The new protocol employs an enzyme-linked sandwich solution hybridization, with a magnetic-particle labeled probe hybridizing to a biotinylated DNA target that captures a streptavidin-alkaline phosphatase (AP).

[Facial nerve tumours].

Introduction: Tumours originating in the facial nerve are extremely rare and their therapeutic approach requires the aid of specialists from a number of disciplines.

Aims: Our aim was to analyse the cases treated in our centre over a five-year period.

Patients And Methods: All the subjects submitted to surgical interventions to treat facial nerve tumours between January 1992 and December 1996 were evaluated retrospectively.