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

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Alexandra Rucavado (Συγγραφέας), Teresa Escalante (Συγγραφέας), Catarina F. P. Teixeira (Συγγραφέας), Cristina María Fernándes (Συγγραφέας), Cecilia Díaz (Συγγραφέας), José María Gutiérrez (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Hindawi Limited, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: 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...