ReviewToxins2015
Centipede venom: recent discoveries and current state of knowledge.
Review in Toxins, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Case Report: Therapeutic plasma exchange for systemic centipede envenomation in a 2-kg Chihuahua dog.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Four New Alkaloid Heterodimers From Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
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- Myriapods (Diplopoda and Chilopoda): medical aspects of envenomations.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2025Review
- Material composition and mechanical properties of the venom-injecting forcipules in centipedes.Frontiers in zoology · 2024Article
- Selection Across the Three-Dimensional Structure of Venom Proteins from North American Scolopendromorph Centipedes.Journal of molecular evolution · 2024Article
- The venom and telopodal defence systems of the centipede Lithobius forficatus are functionally convergent serial homologues.BMC biology · 2024Article
- You are what you eat-ecological niche and microhabitat influence venom activity and composition in aquatic bugs.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection of the Trunk Resulting From Wound Caused by a Centipede: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2022Review
- Bioactive Peptides and Proteins from Centipede Venoms.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Myriapod genomes reveal ancestral horizontal gene transfer and hormonal gene loss in millipedes.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Modern venomics-Current insights, novel methods, and future perspectives in biological and applied animal venom research.GigaScience · 2022Article
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- Effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with centipede stings: a randomized controlled trial.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Phylogenetic analyses suggest centipede venom arsenals were repeatedly stocked by horizontal gene transfer.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Armed stem to stinger: a review of the ecological roles of scorpion weapons.The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2021Review
- Effects of climate variables on the incidence of scorpion stings in Iran for five years.The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2021Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Centipedes are among the oldest extant venomous predators on the planet. Armed with a pair of modified, venom-bearing limbs, they are an important group of predatory arthropods and are infamous for their ability to deliver painful stings. Despite this, very little is known about centipede venom and its composition. Advances in analytical tools, however, have recently provided the first detailed insights into the composition and evolution of centipede venoms. This has revealed that centipede venom proteins are highly diverse, with 61 phylogenetically distinct venom protein and peptide families. A number of these have been convergently recruited into the venoms of other animals, providing valuable information on potential underlying causes of the occasionally serious complications arising from human centipede envenomations. However, the majority of venom protein and peptide families bear no resemblance to any characterised protein or peptide family, highlighting the novelty of centipede venoms. This review highlights recent discoveries and summarises the current state of knowledge on the fascinating venom system of centipedes.
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