A comparative analysis of the clotting and fibrinolytic activities of the snake venom (Bothrops atrox) from different geographical areas in Venezuela

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-104

  Salazar, Ana Maria ^a   Rodriguez Acosta, Alexis ^b   Girón, Maria E ^b   Aguilar, Irma ^b   Guerrero, Belsy ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bothrops atrox; Clotting activity; Fibrinolytic activity; Snake venom; Venom; Venom geographical differences

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; BATROXOBIN; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; PROCOAGULANT; SNAKE VENOM; THROMBIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; FIBRINOLYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); LABORATORY TEST; LD 50; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBIN TIME; VENEZUELA; ZYMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD COAGULATION; BOTHROPS; COAGULANTS; CROTALID VENOMS; FIBRINOLYSIS; MALE; MICE; VENEZUELA;

EID: 34247096608     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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