Functional Variability of Snake Venom Metalloproteinases: Adaptive Advantages in Targeting Different...
Functional Variability of Snake Venom Metalloproteinases: Adaptive Advantages in Targeting Different Prey and Implications for Human Envenomation
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) are major components in most viperid venoms that induce disturbances in the hemostatic system and tissues of animals envenomated by snakes. These disturbances are involved in human pathology of snake bites and appear to be essential for the capture and digestion of snake's prey and avoidance of predators. SVMP...
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Functional Variability of Snake Venom Metalloproteinases: Adaptive Advantages in Targeting Different Prey and Implications for Human Envenomation
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1611596055
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1611596055
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0109651
