Snake venom hyaluronidase: An evidence for isoforms and extracellular matrix degradation
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- Vol. 240 (1/2) , 105-110
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1020651607164
Abstract
The present study attempts to establish the isoforms of hyaluronidase enzyme and their possible role in the spreading of toxins during envenomation. Screening of venoms of 15 snakes belonging to...Keywords
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