Activation of single-chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator by a hemorrhagic metalloproteinase, jararafibrase 1, in Bothrops jararaca venom

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 993-1000

  Sugiki, Masahiko ^a   Yoshida, Etsuo ^a   Anai, Keita ^a   Maruyama, Masugi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATROXOBIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; UROKINASE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKEBITE;

CROTALID VENOMS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0032124822     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00137-2     Document Type: Article

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