Differences in fibrinolysis and complement inactivation by venom from different northern blacktailed rattlesnakes (Crotalus molossus molossus)

Toxicon

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 505-513

  Rael, E D ^a   Rivas, J Z ^a   Chen, T ^a   Maddux, N ^a   Huizar, E ^a   Lieb, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTALUS; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; REPTILIAN PROTEINS; SNAKE VENOMS; UNITED STATES;

CROTALUS; CROTALUS MOLOSSUS MOLOSSUS; MOLOSSUS MOLOSSUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0030966664     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(96)00139-0     Document Type: Article

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