Biochemistry and toxicology of toxins purified from the venom of the snake Bothrops asper

Toxicon

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 949-957

  Angulo, Yamileth ^a   Lomonte, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Bothrops asper; Snake; Toxin; Venom

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID OXIDASE; DISINTEGRIN; LECTIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SECRETORY PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; ENVENOMATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PURIFICATION; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BOTHROPS; CROTALID VENOMS; DISINTEGRINS; L-AMINO ACID OXIDASE; LECTINS, C-TYPE; METALLOPROTEASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; SERINE PROTEASES;

BOTHROPS ASPER;

EID: 70149090858     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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