Haemorrhagic factors from snake venoms II. Structures of haemorrhagic factors and types and mechanisms of haemorrhage

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 493-512

  Mashiko, Hiroshi ^a   Takahashi, Hidenobu ^a  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOPROTEINASE; SNAKE VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW;

SERPENTES;

EID: 0032412785     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569549809040406     Document Type: Review

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