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A case of a near-fatal sea snake bite, believed to the the first such case in Australia, is presented. The two-year-old girl victim became unconscious and apnoeic soon after envenomation by an Astrotia stokesii, and required artificial ventilation for 22 hours. She regained consciousness 4 1/2 hours
The crude as well as partially purified protein fractions from anemone species viz. Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla haddoni and Paracodylactis sinensis, collected from the Gulf of Mannar, south east coast of India were found to be toxic at different levels to mice. The mice showed behavioral
Sea cucumbers belonging to echinoderm are traditionally used as tonic food in China and other Asian countries. They produce abundant biologically active triterpene glycosides. More than 300 triterpene glycosides have been isolated and characterized from various species of sea cucumbers, which are
We previously identified a homozygous mutation in the Golgi SNAP receptor complex 2 gene (GOSR2) in six patients with progressive myoclonus epilepsy. To define the syndrome better we analysed the clinical and electrophysiological phenotype in 12 patients with GOSR2 mutations, including six new
A nortriterpene glycoside, 26-nor-25-oxo-holotoxin A1 (1), four triterpene glycosides, including both holostane and non-holostane types analogues, holotoxins D-G (2-5), together with three known triterpene glycosides, holotoxins A1 and B (6, 7), and cladoloside B (8), were isolated from the warty
With the use of microelectrode techniques (extracellular recordings) and the method of post-stimulus histograms, the functional characteristics of medulla oblongata neurons of sea catfish Plotosus were investigated under stimulation of electroreceptors by a homogeneous electric field of different
BACKGROUND
Sea cucumber, a kind of marine animal, have long been utilized as tonic and traditional remedies in the Middle East and Asia because of its effectiveness against hypertension, asthma, rheumatism, cuts and burns, impotence, and constipation. In this study, an overall study performed on sea
We examined maximum cardiac performance of sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax acclimated to 18 degrees C and 22 degrees C, temperatures near the optimum for growth of this species. Our aim was to study whether cardiac performance, especially the effect of adrenergic stimulation, differed when compared to
BACKGROUND
Tyrosinase plays a key role in hyperpigmentaion and enzymatic browning. The present study was aimed at investigating the inhibitory effects of water and 70% aqueous ethanol extracts of Stichopus japonicus, a sea cucumber long consumed as a tonic food and traditional medicine, on the
The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is well known as a traditional tonic food and as a commercially important cultured aquatic species. This species produces saponins, and has a high potential to cope with environmental stress, such as aestivation, organ regeneration, and wound healing.
A neurotoxic peptide, granulitoxin (GRX), was isolated from the sea anemone Bunodosoma granulifera. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of GRX is AKTGILDSDGPTVAGNSLSGT and its molecular mass is 4958 Da by electrospray mass spectrometry. This sequence presents a partial degree of homology with other
Nitric oxide (NO) is a well-known regulator of vascular activities in vertebrates and it has also been implicated as a vasodilatatory agent in a cephalopod. In the sea pansy Renilla koellikeri, an octocorallian representative of the most basal animals with a nervous system, we investigated the role
We report on a white Afrikaans family from eastern South Africa with three members affected with North Sea progressive myoclonus epilepsy, resulting from a homozygous founder GOSR2 mutation (c.430G>T, p.Gly144Trp). The mutation was identified by exomic sequencing in a research study
Sea cucumber is the major tonic seafood worldwide, and geographical origin traceability is an important part of its quality and safety control. In this work, a non-destructive method for origin traceability of sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) from northern China Sea and East China Sea using
Cerebroside is an active component extracted from sea cucumber (SCC), which is a traditional tonic food in China. In this study, the protective effect of SCC on atherogenesis is investigated and the possible underlying mechanism is determined.
Male C57BL/6J obese mice were first used to explore the