Isolation of protein factors from opossum (Didelphis albiventris) serum which protect against Bothrops jararaca venom

Toxicon

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1067-1071

  Lovo Farah, Maria De Fatima ^a   One, Massayuki ^a   Novello, José Camillo ^a   Toyama, Marcos Hikari ^a   Perales, Jonas ^b   Moussatché, Haiti ^c   Domont, Gilberto Barbosa ^b   Oliveira, Benedito ^a   Marangoni, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; SNAKE VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SERUM;

EID: 0030246924     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0041-0101(96)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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