Extensive Variation in the Activities of <i>Pseudocerastes</i> and <i>Eristicophis</i> Viper Venoms Suggests Divergent Envenoming Strategies are Used for Prey Capture

Extensive Variation in the Activities of <i>Pseudocerastes</i> and <i>Eristicophis</i> Viper Venoms Suggests Divergent Envenoming Strategies are Used for Prey Capture

Snakes of the genera <i>Pseudocerastes</i> and <i>Eristicophis</i> (Viperidae: Viperinae) are known as the desert vipers due to their association with the arid environments of the Middle East. These species have received limited research attention and little is known about th...

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Main Authors: Bianca op den Brouw, Francisco C. P. Coimbra, Lachlan A. Bourke, Tam Minh Huynh, Danielle H. W. Vlecken, Parviz Ghezellou, Jeroen C. Visser, James S. Dobson, Manuel A. Fernandez-Rojo, Maria P. Ikonomopoulou, Nicholas R. Casewell, Syed Ali, Behzad Fathinia, Wayne C. Hodgson, Bryan G. Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
<i>Pseudocerastes</i>
<i>Eristicophis</i>
venom
haemotoxic
neurotoxic
cytotoxic
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/2/112

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