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ANANBIOANAL - 2010
Pharmaceutical R & D Summit
doi:10.4172/2155-9872.1000017
An Eight year Experience upon Toxicological Properties of
Hemiscorpius Lepturus Scorpion
M H Pipelzadeh, A Jallali, R Seydian, M H Rahmani and K Ajj
Department of Pharmacology, Ahvaz Jundishpur University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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lot of anxiety and expenses are faced annually because of Hemiscorpious
lepturus (Farzanpay, 1987) scorpion envenomation among both adult and
children in Khozestan province. This scorpion is endemic in Khozestan province and
other south-western areas of Iran. The aim of the present report is to present data
on the toxicological manifestations of the venom form this dangerous and unique
scorpion. Special focus will be made upon the experimental findings both under in
vivo and in vitro as well as on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics effects
of this venom and its available antivenin. Possible implications in clinical setting will
be highlighted.
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