Structural and functional comparison of toxins from the venom of the scorpions Centruroides infamatus infamatus, Centruroides limpidus limpidus and Centruroides noxius

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 331-339

  Dehesa Dávila, Manuel ^a   Ramírez, Angelina N ^a   Zamudio, Fernando Z ^a   Gurrola Briones, Georgina ^a   Liévano, Arturo ^a   Darszon, Alberto ^a   Possani, Lourival D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

amino acid sequence; Centruroides infamatus; Centruroides limpidus; Centruroides noxius; Na+ channel; oocyte expression; scorpion toxins

Indexed keywords

SCORPION VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029964383     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(95)02031-4     Document Type: Article

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