En relación a Cleopatra y los venenos de serpiente

Cleopatra VII, one of the last Egyptian sovereigns of the ptolomeic dynasty, is envisioned as a mythic figure, surrounded by intrigues and mystery. Her mysterious death was caused, according to history, by a snake bite. This article shows some instances of great Cleopatra's life and the state o...

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Autor principal: Espinoza G,Ricardo
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2001
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720010010000172005-11-14En relación a Cleopatra y los venenos de serpienteEspinoza G,Ricardo History of Medicine Snake Bites Snake Venomous Cleopatra VII, one of the last Egyptian sovereigns of the ptolomeic dynasty, is envisioned as a mythic figure, surrounded by intrigues and mystery. Her mysterious death was caused, according to history, by a snake bite. This article shows some instances of great Cleopatra's life and the state of the art on snake venoms. Even at the present time, snake bites are a public health problem in Asia, Africa, Central and South America, causing more than 25000 deaths every year. Most snake venoms have a protein structure and cause neurotoxic and hemolytic effects, altering coagulation and fibrinolysis. The mortality due to snake bites fluctuates between 1 and 22%. Specific treatment includes the use of specific antiserums with highly purified components (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 1222-26).info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.129 n.10 20012001-10-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872001001000017es10.4067/S0034-98872001001000017
institution Scielo Chile
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language Spanish / Castilian
topic History of Medicine
Snake Bites
Snake Venomous
spellingShingle History of Medicine
Snake Bites
Snake Venomous
Espinoza G,Ricardo
En relación a Cleopatra y los venenos de serpiente
description Cleopatra VII, one of the last Egyptian sovereigns of the ptolomeic dynasty, is envisioned as a mythic figure, surrounded by intrigues and mystery. Her mysterious death was caused, according to history, by a snake bite. This article shows some instances of great Cleopatra's life and the state of the art on snake venoms. Even at the present time, snake bites are a public health problem in Asia, Africa, Central and South America, causing more than 25000 deaths every year. Most snake venoms have a protein structure and cause neurotoxic and hemolytic effects, altering coagulation and fibrinolysis. The mortality due to snake bites fluctuates between 1 and 22%. Specific treatment includes the use of specific antiserums with highly purified components (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 1222-26).
author Espinoza G,Ricardo
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title En relación a Cleopatra y los venenos de serpiente
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title_fullStr En relación a Cleopatra y los venenos de serpiente
title_full_unstemmed En relación a Cleopatra y los venenos de serpiente
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