Myotoxic activity of an acidic phospholipase A2 isolated from Lachesis muta (Bushmaster) snake venom

Toxicon

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 961-972

  Fuly, André L ^a   Calil Elias, Sabrina ^a   Zingali, Russolina B ^a   Guimarães, Jorge A ^b   Melo, Paulo A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; MOUSE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CREATINE KINASE; MICE; MUSCLES; MYCOTOXINS; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; RABBITS; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

ANIMALIA; LACHESIS MUTA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033953352     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(99)00208-1     Document Type: Article

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