Prey specificity, comparative lethality and compositional differences of coral snake venoms

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 425-456

  Jorge Da Silva Jr , Nelson ^a   D Aird, Steven ^b  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comparative biochemistry; Coral snakes; Enzymes; LD50; Lethality; Micrurus; Natural prey; Venoms

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVENOMATION; LETHAL DOSE; LETHALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035034440     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1532-0456(00)00215-5     Document Type: Article

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