Neuromuscular and phospholipase activities of venoms from three subspecies of Bothrops neuwiedi (B. n. goyazensis, B. n. paranaensis and B. n. diporus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 142-149

  Abreu, Valdemir A ^a   Dal Belo, Cháriston A ^a   Hernandes Oliveira, Saraguaci S ^a   Borja Oliveira, Caroline R ^b   Hyslop, Stephen ^a   Furtado, Maria de Fátima D ^c   Rodrigues Simioni, Léa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bothrops; Chick biventer cervicis; Mouse phrenic nerve diaphragm; Myotoxins; Neuromuscular junction; Phospholipase A2; Snake venoms

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE; VENOM;

ARTICLE; BOTHROPS NEUWIEDI DIPORUS; BOTHROPS NEUWIEDI GOYAZENSIS; BOTHROPS NEUWIEDI PARANAENSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; SNAKE;

AVES; BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS NEUWIEDI;

EID: 34447568548     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.03.030     Document Type: Article

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