Molecular cloning of phospholipase A2 from a Thai Russell's viper venom gland cDNA library

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Nuchprayoon, Issarang ^a   Sai Ngam, Arkhom ^a   Suntrarachun, Sunutcha ^b   Noiphrom, Jureeporn ^b   Pakmanee, Narumol ^b   Chanhome, Lawan ^b   Nuchprayoon, Surang ^a   Sitprija, Visith ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Molecular Genetics; Phospholipase A2; Russell's Viper Venom

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; VIPER VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; THAILAND;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE LIBRARY; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SNAKE BITES; THAILAND; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 0009945812     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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