Structure and function of cobra neurotoxin

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 391, Issue , 1996, Pages 85-96

  Yang, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBROTOXIN; NEUROTOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; LETHALITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SNAKEBITE;

EID: 0030013825     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0361-9_5     Document Type: Article

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