TY - JOUR
T1 - Preliminary biochemical characterization of the venoms of five Colubridae species from Brazil
AU - Zelanis, André
AU - Teixeira da Rocha, Marisa Maria
AU - de Fátima Domingues Furtado, Maria
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - The paraphyletic family Colubridae comprises several species of rear-fanged snakes with toxin-secreting Duvernoy's gland, some of them able to cause human envenomation with systemic and/or local damage. In this work we have explored some aspects of biochemical composition and activity of the venoms of five species from Colubridae family from Brazil. Taken together our results suggest distinct features in colubrid venoms, which could be related to the presence of still unknown toxins.
AB - The paraphyletic family Colubridae comprises several species of rear-fanged snakes with toxin-secreting Duvernoy's gland, some of them able to cause human envenomation with systemic and/or local damage. In this work we have explored some aspects of biochemical composition and activity of the venoms of five species from Colubridae family from Brazil. Taken together our results suggest distinct features in colubrid venoms, which could be related to the presence of still unknown toxins.
KW - Colubridae
KW - Philodryas nattereri
KW - Philodryas olfersii
KW - Philodryas patagoniensis
KW - Thamnodynastes strigatus
KW - Tomodon dorsatus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=72749105118&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.09.015
DO - 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.09.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 19799927
AN - SCOPUS:72749105118
SN - 0041-0101
VL - 55
SP - 666
EP - 669
JO - Toxicon
JF - Toxicon
IS - 2-3
ER -