Structure and function of snake venom cardiotoxins

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-211

  Kumar, T K S ^a   Pandian, S K ^a   Srisailam, S ^a   Yu, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; HEMOLYSIS; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ELAPIDAE; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031835196     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569549809009249     Document Type: Review

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