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Sub-clinical neuromuscular dysfunction after envenoming by Merrem’s hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale)

Anjana SilvaDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka; ;Monash Venom Group, Department of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; ;South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; Correspondence[email protected]
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E. Michael SedgwickSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; ;Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;
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Prasanna WeerawansaDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka;
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Senaka PilapitiyaDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka;
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Vajira WeerasingheDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;
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Nicholas BuckleySouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; ;Department of Pharmacology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6326-4711
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Sisira SiribaddanaDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka;
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Geoffrey K. IsbisterSouth Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; ;Clinical Toxicology Research Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-7419
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