The phospholipase A2 homologues of snake venoms: Biological activities and their possible adaptive roles

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 860-876

  Lomonte, Bruno ^a   Angulo, Yamileth ^a   Sasa, Mahmood ^a   Gutiérrez, José María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Lys49 homologues; Myotoxin; Phospholipase A2; Snake; Venom

Indexed keywords

SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE;

PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; VIPER VENOM;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 68849126695     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986609788923356     Document Type: Article

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