Comparison of the lethal components in Vipera aspis aspis and Vipera aspis zinnikeri venom

Journal of Natural Toxins

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-108

  Komori, Yumiko ^a   Nikai, Toshiaki ^a   Sugihara, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 II; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 III PROTEIN, COLUBROIDEA; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2-II; SNAKE VENOM; VIPER VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; LD 50; MOUSE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; HEMORRHAGE; IMMUNE SERA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; SNAKE VENOMS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIPER VENOMS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA; VIPER; VIPERA; VIPERA ASPIS ASPIS; VIPERA ASPIS ZINNIKERI;

EID: 0032102692     PISSN: 10588108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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