In Brazil, snakes of the genus Bothrops-more popularly known as "
jararaca," "ouricana," and "caicara," among other names-correspond to more than 90% of the poisonings (BRASIL, 2001).
Haematological evaluation of patients bitten by the
jararaca, Bothrops
jararaca, in Brazil.
[15.] Morais-Zani KD, Grego KF, Tanaka AS (2013) Proteomic Analysis of the Ontogenetic Variability in Plasma Composition of Juvenile and Adult Bothrops
jararaca Snakes.
Uso do habitat e alimentacao em juvenis de Bothrops
jararaca (Serpentes, Viperidae) na Mata Atlantica do sudeste do Brasil.
VII--Igarapes Mecejana, Tiririca e
Jararaca a faixa de preservacao e 50m.
Varias toxinas de serpentes vem sendo usadas no tratamento de diabetes, dores musculares, doencas do coracao e hipertensao: o Captopril, por exemplo, e produzido a partir do veneno de
Jararacas (Bothrops
jararaca (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)) (BERNARDE, 2009).
In one study it was illustrated that Bothrops
jararaca venom proteases activated plasma kininogens to bradykinin, an inflammatory mediator responsible for vasodilation (and thus oedema) at the site of inflammation [48].
Gutieerrez, "Pulmonary hemorrhage induced by jararhagin, a metalloproteinase from Bothrops
jararaca snake venom," Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol.