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Thalassophryne nattereri fish venom: from the envenoming to the understanding of the immune system

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, August 2014
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Title
Thalassophryne nattereri fish venom: from the envenoming to the understanding of the immune system
Published in
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, August 2014
DOI 10.1186/1678-9199-20-35
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Monica Lopes-Ferreira, Lidiane Zito Grund, Carla Lima

Abstract

Thalassophryne nattereri (niquim) is a venomous fish found off North and Northeast coast of Brazil, where it is known by the severity of the accidents involving humans. This review article is divided into four topics. The first one provides a brief description of the animal biology and its distribution off Brazilian coastal waters, the venom apparatus, signs and symptoms observed in envenomated humans and also describes envenomation in mice. The second topic describes the use of modern genetic approach and mass spectrometry for identification of highly expressed genes in its venom glands and the sequence of major toxins. The third chapter offers a detailed study of tissue injury induced by the venom and reveals the role of toxins that impair inflammation reduction. Finally, the fourth section expands the understanding of many extrinsic and intrinsic essential factors in maintaining survival of memory B cell compartment. Our results demonstrate the wide possibilities for research in the area of toxinology, also the necessity of interconnection among biochemistry, pharmacology and immunology areas for the expansion of knowledge and for generation of innovation.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 51 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 10 20%
Student > Master 9 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 14%
Student > Postgraduate 4 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 6%
Other 8 16%
Unknown 10 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 14 27%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 18%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 6%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 6%
Environmental Science 2 4%
Other 9 18%
Unknown 11 22%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 September 2014.
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#15,091,226
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Outputs from Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
#241
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#120,534
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Outputs of similar age from Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
#6
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