Identification of a neurotoxic venom component in the Tiger Rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 149-152

  Powell, Randy L ^a   Lieb, Carl S ^b   Rael, Eppie D ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROTALUS; CROTALUS TIGRIS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2142728571     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/76-03N     Document Type: Article

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