Cystyl aminopeptidase activity in the plasma, viscera and brain of the snake Bothrops jararaca

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 336-352

  Alponti, Rafaela Fadoni ^a   Zambotti Villela, Leonardo ^a   Murena Nunes, Cristiane ^a   Marinho, Camila Eduardo ^a   Olivo, Renata Do Amaral ^a   Silveira, Paulo Flavio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angiotensinase; Histofluorescence; Hydrodynamics; Kallidinase; Mapping; Osmoregulation; Oxytocinase; Peptidases; Vasopressinase; Vasotocinase

Indexed keywords

CYSTYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PLASMA; RAT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VISCERA;

BOTHROPS JARARACA; SERPENTES;

EID: 23044503698     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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