Haemorrhagic, proteolytic and neurotoxic activities produced by Duvernoy's gland secretion from the false coral snake (Erythrolamprus bizona Jan 1863) (Serpentes:Colubridae)

Revista Cientifica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad del Zulia

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 371-377

  Lemoine, Karel ^a   Rodríguez Acosta, Alexis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Duvernoy's gland secretion; Erythrolamprus bizona; Haemorrhage; Neurotoxins; Opisthoglyphous

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE; NEUROTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SKIN DISEASE; SNAKE; VENEZUELA;

ANILIIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; COLUBRIDAE; ERYTHROLAMPRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; MICRURUS; RICORDIA FLORIDA; SERPENTES;

EID: 2442423893     PISSN: 07982259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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