Structure and function relationship of crotoxin, a heterodimeric neurotoxic phospholipase A2 from the venom of a South-American rattlesnake

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 391, Issue , 1996, Pages 197-202

  Choumet, V ^a   Bouchier, C ^a   Delot E ^a   Faure, G ^a   Saliou, B ^a   Bon, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CROTOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKEBITE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029990622     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0361-9_12     Document Type: Article

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