An Updated Inventory on Properties,Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Potential of Snake Venom Thrombin-Like Proteases

Proteases in Health and Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 163-180

  Mukherjee, Ashis K ^a,b,c  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulant enzyme, serine protease; Defibrinogenation; Fibrinopeptide release; Snake venom; Thrombin like enzyme; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897561168     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9233-7_10     Document Type: Chapter

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