Regional Blood Flow after Intravenous Administration of Scorpion Venom in Rats

Thiago A Lisboa¹, Marcus Vinícius M Andrade¹, Paula Martins¹, João B Rezende Neto², Isabella R Pontes¹, Júlia Mara C Melo¹, Philippe C Winter¹, Mário G Carvalho Júnior¹ and Jose Renan Cunha-Melo^3*

¹Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

²Trauma and Acute Care General Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada

³Department of Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

^*Corresponding Author: Jose Renan Cunha-Melo, Departamento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Medicina-Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Av. Alfredo Balena 110, 2° Andar 30130-100-Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil, Tel: 553134099931, Fax: 553134099760 Email:

Keywords: Scorpion venom; Regional blood flow; Fluorescent microspheres; Rats; Circulatory shock; Respiratory dysfunction

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