Detection of calcium-binding proteins in venom and Duvernoy's gland of South American snakes and their secretions

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-211

  Gonçalves, Luís R C ^a   Yamanouye, Norma ^b   Nuñez Burgos, Gabriel B ^c   Furtado, M Fátima D ^d   Britto, Luiz R G ^c   Nicolau, José ^c  

^a Laboratory of Pathophysiology   (Brazil)

^b Laboratory of Pharmacology   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium binding proteins; Colobridae; Duvernoy's glands; Elapidae; Secretion; Snakes; Venom glands; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; ISOPRENALINE; PARVALBUMIN; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; STIMULUS SECRETION COUPLING; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; COLUBRIDAE; CROTALID VENOMS; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARVALBUMINS; SNAKE VENOMS; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 0344110517     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(97)00130-8     Document Type: Article

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