Venom lethality and diet: Differential responses of natural prey and model organisms to the venom of the saw-scaled vipers (Echis)

Toxicon

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-116

  Richards, D P ^a   Barlow, A ^a   Wuster W ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echis; LD 50; Model organism; Schistocerca gregaria; Venom

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHIS LEAKEYI; ECHIS OCELLATUS; ECHIS SOCHUREKI; ECHIS VENOM; ENVENOMATION; LETHALITY; LOCUST; NONHUMAN; POISONOUS SNAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORPION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; GRASSHOPPERS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MODELS, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

ARTHROPODA; BITIS ARIETANS; ECHIS; ECHIS CARINATUS; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA; SCORPIONES; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 81355138383     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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