BACKGROUND Hemolyis of red blood cells is a serious toxic effect commonly found among patients envenomed by Hemiscorpius lepturus scorpion. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to evlaute the efficay of the avaible polyvalent antivneom in preventing this phenomena. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using a red blood cell fragility test, the anti-hemolytic effectiveness of a new antivenom serum a...

Scorpion stings are a common and important health problem in Iran, particularly in south and southwestern Iran, including the province of Khuzestan. In the area of Khuzestan near the city of Ramhormoz, Hemiscorpius lepturus (Scorpionida: Hemiscorpioiidae) and Androctonus crassicauda (Buthidae) are present. Ramhormoz is in southwestern Iran and is one of the most important foci of the scorpion s...

Fishes from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico were surveyed during four oceanographic campaigns (February and October 2016, June September 2017) using a shrimp trawl net benthic sled in 20 locations at depths that ranged 43 to 3608 m. Length–weight relations (LWR) estimated for 39 fish species (in alphabetical order): Bembrops gobioides (Goode, 1880); Centropristis philadelphica (Linnaeus, 1758);...