In vivo effects of Buthus occitanus tunetanus and Androctonus australis garzoni scorpion venoms on pregnant and non-pregnant rats
Abstract published online: August 8, 2007 Full paper published online: March 8, 2008 J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis. V.14, n.2, p.366-371, 2008. Short communication. ISSN 1678-9199. In vivo EFFECTS OF Buthus occitanus tunetanus AND Androctonus australis garzoni SCORPION VENOMS ON PREGNANT AND NON-PREGNANT RATS HMED B. N. (1), SERRIA H. T. (1), SELMA C. (1), ZOUHEIR S. (1), TAREK R. (2), MONDHER K. (3), ZAKARIA B. (4), MOUNIR Z. K. (1) (1) Laboratory of Pharmacology, Sfax Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Tunisia; (2) Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Sfax Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Tunisia; (3) Service of Communitarian Medicine and Epidemiology, CHU Hedi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia; (4) Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunisia. ABSTRACT: Scorpion envenomation in pregnant victims has been scarcely studied. Accidents with venomous animals can induce serious injuries for both mothers and embryos. In the current work, the lethality of Buthus occitanus tunetanus ( Bot