Comparative Biochemical and Biological Studies on Venoms of Cobra (Naja naja naja) Snakes of Varying Ages from Different Localities

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-206

  Alam, Junaid Mahmood ^a,c   Ali, Syed Abid ^b  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^c DHA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cobra venom; Electrophoretic patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000907121     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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