Isolation and partial characterization of a myotoxin from Bothrops atrox snake venom (Ophidia: Viperidae);Aislamiento y caracterización parcial de una miotoxina del veneno de la serpiente Bothrops atrox (Ophidia: Viperidae)

Revista Peruana de Biologia

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-86

  Huatuco, Sergio ^a   Escobar, Enrique ^a   Yarlequé, Armando ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos   (Peru)

Author keywords

Bothrops atrox; Myonecrosis; Myotoxin; Snake venom

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949901670     PISSN: 15610837     EISSN: 17279933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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