Increments in cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases in skeletal muscle after injection of tissue-damaging toxins from the venom of the snake Bothrops asper

• Үндсэн зохиолчид: Alexandra Rucavado (Зохиогч), Teresa Escalante (Зохиогч), Catarina F. P. Teixeira (Зохиогч), Cristina María Fernándes (Зохиогч), Cecilia Díaz (Зохиогч), José María Gutiérrez (Зохиогч)
• Формат: Ном
• Хэвлэсэн: Hindawi Limited, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Нөхцлүүд: article
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Envenomations by the snake Bothrops asper are characterized by prominent local tissue damage (i.e. myonecrosis), blistering, hemorrhage and edema. Various phospholipases A2 and metalloproteinases that induce local pathological alterations have been purified from this venom. Since these toxins induce...