| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| AME | Actinopyga mauritiana |
| AMPs | Antimicrobial peptides |
| C.m. | Chalcophora mariana |
| CGE | Cuvierian gland of Bohadschia vitiensis |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| DS 01 | Dermaseptin 01 |
| E.c. | Echis carinatus |
| EC50 | Half maximal effective concentration |
| HPE | Holothuria polii |
| I.s. | Ixodes scapularis |
| LC50 | Lethal concentration 50 |
| MjTX-II | Myotoxic phospholipase A2 homologue from Bothrops moojeni venom |
| NP | Natural product |
| Pla2 | Phospholipase A2 |
| PZQ | Praziquantel |
| R.i. | Rhynocoris iracundus |
| RT-qPCR | Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| Sca-6 | Scapularisin-6 |
| SmTGR | Thioredoxin glutathione reductase from Schistosoma mansoni |
| SVMP | Snake venom metalloproteinase |
| WHO | World Health Organization |