Molecular cloning and genomic analysis of TsNTxp: An immunogenic protein from Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom

Toxicon

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 507-517

  Guatimosim, Silvia C ^a,b   Prado, Vania F ^b   Diniz, Carlos R ^c   Chávez Olórtegui, Carlos ^d   Kalapothakis, Evanguedes ^a  

^a Departamento de Farmacologia   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cDNA; Genome sequencing; Ion channel; PCR; Serotherapy; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SCORPION VENOM; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; SCORPION VENOMS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0032984869     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00187-1     Document Type: Article

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