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Ponnampalam Gopalakrishnakone
Researcher at National University of Singapore
Publications - 163
Citations - 5933
Ponnampalam Gopalakrishnakone is an academic researcher from National University of Singapore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Venom & Snake venom. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 162 publications receiving 5489 citations. Previous affiliations of Ponnampalam Gopalakrishnakone include University of Louisiana at Monroe & Agency for Science, Technology and Research.
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The Global Snake Bite Initiative: an antidote for snake bite.
David J. Williams,José María Gutiérrez,Robert A. Harrison,David A. Warrell,David A. Warrell,Julian White,Kenneth D. Winkel,Ponnampalam Gopalakrishnakone +7 more
TL;DR: The burden of human suffering caused by snake bite remains un-recognised, invisible, and unheard by the global public health community, forgotten by development agencies and governments alike.
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Ethnobotanical survey of folk plants for the treatment of snakebites in Southern part of Tamilnadu, India.
TL;DR: Protective activity of plants-Aristolochia indica, Hemidesmus indicus, Gloriosa superba, Strychnos nux-vomica, Eclipta prostrata, and Andrographis paniculata against the lethal action of snake venom and need further investigation.
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Therapeutic Potential of Plants as Anti-microbials for Drug Discovery.
TL;DR: It is concluded that once the local ethnomedical preparations of traditional sources are scientifically evaluated before dispensing they should replace existing drugs commonly used for the therapeutic treatment of infection.
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Proteomic analysis of the venom of Heterometrus longimanus (Asian black scorpion).
Scott Bringans,Soren Eriksen,Tulene S. Kendrick,Ponnampalam Gopalakrishnakone,Andreja Livk,Robert Lock,Richard J. Lipscombe +6 more
TL;DR: The functional composition of the experimentally derived proteome is similar to that of other scorpions, and contains a potent mix of toxins, antimicrobials and ionic channel inhibitors.
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Cellular and mitochondrial changes induced in the structure of murine skeletal muscle by crotoxin, a neurotoxic phospholipase A2 complex
TL;DR: It was concluded that the primary site of action of crotoxin was hydrolysis of the sarcolemmal membrane and that mitochondrial changes were associated with calcium accumulation in response to an altered internal environment.