The potential of Bothrops moojeni venom in the field of hemostasis: Established use and new insights

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 34, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 241-245

  Perchuć, Anna Maria ^a,b   Menin, Laure ^c   Stöcklin, Reto ^c   Bühler, Beatrice ^a   Schöni, Reto ^a  

^a Pentapharm Ltd   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c ATHERIS LABORATORIES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bothrops moojeni; Hemostasis; Prothrombin activator; Snake venom analysis

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROTHROMBIN; SNAKE VENOM;

BIOASSAY; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBRINOLYSIS; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEMOSTASIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BOTHROPS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; PROTEOMICS; VIPER VENOMS;

EID: 33646799127     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092431     Document Type: Conference Paper

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