α -neurotoxins of Naja atra and Naja kaouthia snakes in different regions

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 683-688

  Wei, Ji Fu ^a,b   Lü, Qiu Min ^a   Jin, Yang ^a   Li, Dong Sheng ^a   Xiong, Yu Liang ^a   Wang, Wan Yu ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

neurotoxins; Naja atra; Naja kaouthia; Prey

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; COBROTOXIN; CYTOCHROME B; NEUROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PURIFICATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNAKE; SUMMER; TAIWAN; THAILAND;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; COBRA VENOMS; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROTOXINS;

NAJA; NAJA ATRA; NAJA KAOUTHIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0141717708     PISSN: 05829879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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