The relationship between clinics and the venom of the causative Amazon pit viper (Bothrops atrox).

• Main Authors: Ana Maria Moura- (Author), Jorge Carlos Contreras-Bernal (Author), Sarah Natalie Cirilo Gimenes (Author), Luciana Aparecida Freitas- (Author), José Antonio Portes-Junior (Author), Pedro da Silva Peixoto (Author), Leo Kei Iwai (Author), Valéria Mourão de Moura (Author), Pedro Ferreira Bisneto (Author), Marcus Lacerda (Author), Iran Mendonça da Silva (Author), Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira (Author), Sâmella Silva de Oliveira (Author), Fan Hui Wen (Author), Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett (Author), Wuelton M Monteiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Snake venoms are complex mixtures of proteins with toxic activities, with many distinct isoforms, affecting different physiological targets, comprised in a few protein families. It is currently accepted that this diversity in venom composition is an adaptive advantage for venom efficacy on a wide ra...