Dynamic evolution of venom proteins in squamate reptiles

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Casewell, Nicholas R ^a,b   Huttley, Gavin A ^c   Wüster, Wolfgang ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXIN; VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SQUAMATE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; REPTILES; REPTILIAN PROTEINS; SNAKES; VENOMS;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84867001732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2065     Document Type: Article

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