This text-book on human filariasis is intended for researchers, field workers, laboratory
workers and medical students involved in this subject. The human filarial infections comprise�…

The application of proteomic tools to the study of snake venoms has led to an impressive
growth in the knowledge about their composition (venomics), immunogenicity�…

In spite of its small territory of~ 50,000 km 2, Costa Rica harbors a remarkably rich
biodiversity. Its herpetofauna includes 138 species of snakes, of which sixteen pit vipers�…

Amphibians stand at the forefront of a global biodiversity crisis. More than one-third of
amphibian species are globally threatened, and over 120 species have likely suffered global�…

We report the comparative proteomic characterization of the venoms of adult and newborn
specimens of the lancehead pitviper Bothrops asper from two geographically isolated�…

Purpose The clinical efficacy of tamoxifen is suspected to be influenced by the activity of
drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters involved in the formation, metabolism, and�…

From literature data on 116 taxa crosses involving 46 species of frogs, we found a positive
correlation between degree of divergence (measured as Nei's genetic distance, D) and�…

Aim We used inferences of phylogenetic relationships and divergence times for three
lineages of highland pitvipers to identify broad‐scale historical events that have shaped the�…

Background Understanding the processes that drive the evolution of snake venom is a topic
of great research interest in molecular and evolutionary toxinology. Recent studies suggest�…

The clinical outcomes of breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen may be influenced by
the activity of cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) enzyme because tamixifen is metabolized by�…