Cardiotoxic and Arrhythmogenic Effects of Hemiscorpius lepturus Scorpion Venom in Rats

• Main Authors: Khalil Pourkhalili (Author), Euikyung Kim (Author), NavidReza Mashayekhy (Author), Mostafa Kamyab (Author), SeyedMehdi Hoseiny (Author), Reihane Evazy (Author), Abbas Zare-Mirakabadi (Author), Ramin Seyedian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Envenomation by Hemiscorpius lepturus is not painful and the clinical manifestations include bloody urine due to hemoglobinuria or hematuria, dermonecrotic reactions,cardiac arrhythmia and in minority of cases acute renal failure which may lead to death following disseminated intravascul...