Preliminary characteristics of the prothrombin converting enzyme from venom of Stephen's banded snake (Hoplocephalus stephensii)

Toxicon

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1937-1939

  Weinstein, S A ^a   Williams, V ^b   White, J ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c State Toxinology Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Factor Xa; Hoplocephalus; Procoagulant

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; VENOM;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CLOTTING; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; COAGULANTS; COAGULATION PROTEIN DISORDERS; ELAPID VENOMS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FACTOR XA; FEMALE; MALE; WHOLE BLOOD COAGULATION TIME;

ELAPIDAE; HOPLOCEPHALUS; HOPLOCEPHALUS STEPHENSII; NOTECHIS SCUTATUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SERPENTES; SPILOTES PULLATUS PULLATUS;

EID: 0034799368     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(01)00168-4     Document Type: Article

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