Thrombin-like enzymes from snake venoms: An updated inventory

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 675-683

  Pirkle, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FIBRINOGEN; SNAKE VENOM; THROMBIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOOD CLOTTING; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; HEMOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031932317     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614965     Document Type: Review

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