Venomous mollusks: the risks of human accidents by conus snails (gastropoda: conidae) in Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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39(5): 498-500, set.-out. 2006. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Mollusks of the genus Conus present a venomous apparatus composed of radulae, a chitin structure linked to glands, which injects potent neurotoxic peptides, causing serious human envenomation and even death, associated with the blockage of certain receptors and muscular paralysis. No reported envenomation has occurred in Brazil, but certain populations are at risk of accidents.
RESUMO
Os moluscos do gênero Conus apresentam um aparato venenoso composto de uma rádula quitinosa ligada a glândulas de peçonha, causando envenenamentos humanos graves e mesmo óbitos pela ação neurotóxica indutora do bloqueio de vários receptores e paralisia muscular. Não há casos descritos de envenenamento no país, mas determinadas populações correm risco de acidentes.
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Main subject:
Conotoxins
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Conus Snail
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Mollusk Venoms
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Neurotoxins
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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Mozambique
Institution/Affiliation country:
Programa de Assistência à AIDS/MZ
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Universidade Estadual Paulista/BR
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Universidade de Taubaté/BR
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