Geographic and ontogenic variability in the venom of the neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus durissus: Pathophysiological and therapeutic implications

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 337-346

  Saravia, Patricia ^c   Rojas, Ermila ^a   Arce, Viviana ^a   Guevara, Corina ^c   López, Juan Carlos ^b   Chaves, Esteban ^a   Velásquez, Rubén ^c   Rojas, Gustavo ^a   Gutiérrez, José María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antivenoms; Crotalus durissus; Crotoxin; Neutralization; Rattlesnake; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSTA RICA; GUATEMALA; MOUSE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SNAKE; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COSTA RICA; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTALUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GUATEMALA; MICE; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0036490361     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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