The effect of crude and purified Cerastes vipera venom protein fractions on respiratory chain function in cultured human fibroblasts

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 315-320

  Al Saleh, Saad S M ^a   Ghneim, Hazem K ^a   Khan, Sami U ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cerastes vipera venom; Cultured fibroblasts; Respiratory chain function

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

CERASTES VIPERA; VIPERA;

EID: 0242322028     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074547     Document Type: Article

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