title: Toxinology in Brazil: A big challenge for a rich biodiversity.
abstract: Toxinology in Brazil developed specially during the 19th and 20th centuries. A very brief description of the main contributions made by pioneer toxinologists is presented here in an attempt to give an idea of the evolution of toxinology in our country, from its first steps until the XVI World Congress of the International Society on Toxinology, held in Recife, Brazil in March of 2009.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Venoms and Animal Toxins, Department Biochemistry and Immunology, Inst. Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: de Lima
authors.forename: Consuelo Latorre
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Fortes-Dias
authors.forename: Célia R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Carlini
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: D000997:Antivenins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history; D044822:Biodiversity; D001938:Brazil; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D014116:Toxicology / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D014688:Venoms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D014688:Venoms