Coagulotoxicity of Bothrops (Lancehead Pit-Vipers) Venoms from Brazil: Differential Biochemistry and Antivenom Efficacy Resulting from Prey-Driven Venom Variation

Coagulotoxicity of Bothrops (Lancehead Pit-Vipers) Venoms from Brazil: Differential Biochemistry and Antivenom Efficacy Resulting from Prey-Driven Venom Variation

Lancehead pit-vipers (Bothrops genus) are an extremely diverse and medically important group responsible for the greatest number of snakebite envenomations and deaths in South America. Bothrops atrox (common lancehead), responsible for majority of snakebites and related deaths within the Brazilian A...

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Main Authors: Leijiane F. Sousa, Christina N. Zdenek, James S. Dobson, Bianca op den Brouw, Francisco C. P. Coimbra, Amber Gillett, Tiago H. M. Del-Rei, Hipócrates de M. Chalkidis, Sávio Sant’Anna, Marisa M. Teixeira-da-Rocha, Kathleen Grego, Silvia R. Travaglia Cardoso, Ana M. Moura da Silva, Bryan G. Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
venoms
coagulotoxicity
antivenom
variations
adaptive pressures
venom induced consumptive coagulopathy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/10/411

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