Cloning of a prothrombin activator-like metalloproteinase from the West African saw-scaled viper, Echis ocellatus

Toxicon

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 629-634

  Hasson, S S ^a   Theakston, R D G ^a   Harrison, R A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Echis ocellatus; Prothrombin activator

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ECARIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTHROMBIN; SNAKE VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SNAKE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

ECHIS CARINATUS; ECHIS OCELLATUS; ECHIS PYRAMIDUM LEAKEYI; SERPENTES; VIPERINAE;

EID: 0242289555     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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