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Proteomic characterization of Naja mandalayensis venom

Beraldo Neto, Emídio; Coelho, Guilherme Rabelo; Sciani, Juliana Mozer; Pimenta, Daniel Carvalho.

J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis; 27 (), 2021

Background Naja mandalayensis is a spitting cobra from Myanmar. To the best of our knowledge, no studies on this venom composition have been conducted so far. On the other hand, few envenomation descriptions state that it elicits mainly local inflammation in the victims' eyes, the preferred target of thi...

Venenos Elapídicos/enzimología, Proteómica/clasificación

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Biological and molecular properties of yellow venom of the Amazonian coral snake Micrurus surinamensis

Oliveira, Fabiana da Rocha; Noronha, Maria das Dores Nogueira; Lozano, Jorge Luis Lopez.

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 50 (3), 2017

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The coral snake Micrurus surinamensis, which is widely distributed throughout Amazonia, has a neurotoxic venom. It is important to characterize the biological and molecular properties of this venom in order to develop effective antitoxins. METHODS: Toxins from the venom of M. s...

Reacciones Cruzadas, Venenos Elapídicos/química, Venenos Elapídicos/enzimología, Venenos Elapídicos/genética, Elapidae, Electroforesis, Dosificación Letal Mediana, Ratones Endogámicos BALB C, Fosfolipasas A2/química, Fosfolipasas A2/metabolismo

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