HEMORRHAGIC MYONECROTIC THROMBOTIC AND PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITIES OF VIPER VENOMS

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作者
TU, AT
HOMMA, M
HONG, BS
机构
[1] Department of Biochemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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10.1016/0041-0101(69)90117-2
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
摘要
Histolysis, thrombosis and proteolysis produced by venoms of vipers (Viperidae) from Asia, Europe and Africa were investigated. Some venoms showed hemorrhagic effects but not myonecrotic activity. Only Russell's viper from Thailand caused thrombosis. Four substrates were used to test for proteolytic activity of snake venoms. No direct relationship between myonecrosis, thrombosis, lethality and proteolysis were observed. However, hemorrhagic activity had a good correlation with proteolytic activity, especially with hemoglobin as a substrate. © 1969.
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