title: Snakes and snakebite in Central America.
abstract: This review treats the general biology, taxonomy, distribution and venom apparatus of the venomous snakes of Central America. Consideration has been given to the chemistry, pharmacology and immunology of the venom, and particular attention is dispensed to the clinical problem, including the treatment, of envenomations by these reptiles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Emergency Medicine, Health Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Bey
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D017836:Agkistrodon; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017837:Bothrops; D002489:Central America / Q000453:epidemiology; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D017815:Elapidae; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017819:Viperidae
chemical_list: D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D004546:Elapid Venoms