Bothrops asper snake venom and its metalloproteinase BaP-1 activate the complement system. Role in leucocyte recruitment

• Main Authors: Sandra H. P. Farsky (Author), Luís Roberto C. Gonçalves (Author), José M. Gutiérrez (Author), Adriana P. Correa (Author), Alexandra Rucavado (Author), Philippe Gasque (Author), Denise V. Tambourgi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The venom of the snake Bothrops asper, the most important poisonous snake in Central America, evokes an inflammatory response, the mechanisms of which are not well characterized. The objectives of this study were to investigate whether B. asper venom and its purified toxins - phospholipases and meta...