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ArticleBMC research notes2020

Enzymatic activity and brine shrimp lethality of venom from the large brown spitting cobra (Naja ashei) and its neutralization by antivenom.

Mitchel Otieno Okumu, James Mucunu Mbaria, Joseph Kangangi Gikunju, Paul Gichohi Mbuthia, Vincent Odongo Madadi, Francis Okumu Ochola

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Article in BMC research notes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mitchel Otieno OkumuDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology, and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. mytchan88@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9316-990X
James Mucunu MbariaDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology, and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Joseph Kangangi GikunjuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Paul Gichohi MbuthiaDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology, and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Vincent Odongo MadadiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Francis Okumu OcholaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.
University of Nairobi · KEJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · KEMoi University · KE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveNaja ashei is a snake of medical importance in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, and Tanzania. Little is known about the enzymatic (snake venom phospholipases A

resultsLow and intermediate concentrations of the venom exhibited similar svPLA

Indexed as

AntiveninsNajaAfrica, EasternAnimalsArtemiaElapid VenomsPhospholipases A2AntiveninsElapid VenomsPhospholipases A2Artemia salinaBrine shrimpBrine shrimp lethality assayEC50LC50MPC50Naja asheiProbit analysisSnake venom phospholipases A2Snake venom toxicity

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PMID32631407
PMCPMC7339482
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