Partial characterization of a basic protein from Crotalus molossus molossus (northern blacktail rattlesnake) venom and production of a monoclonal antibody

Toxicon

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 523-537

  Sánchez, Elda E ^a   Soliz, Liza A ^a   Ramírez, María Susana ^a   Pérez, John C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacktail rattlesnake; Cappillary electrophoresis; Crotalus molossus molossus; Electrophoretic titration curve; Fibrinolytic; Hemorrhagic; Monoclonal antibodies; Snake venom; Western blots

Indexed keywords

BASIC PROTEIN; CATION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; METALLOPROTEINASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PLASMINOGEN; SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTALUS MOLOSSUS MOLOSSUS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRACTIONATION; IMMUNIZATION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TITRIMETRY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0342409405     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(00)00165-3     Document Type: Article

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