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Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Tityus pachyurus and Tityus obscurus Novel Putative Na(+)-Channel Scorpion Toxins

BACKGROUND: Colombia and Brazil are affected by severe cases of scorpionism. In Colombia the most dangerous accidents are caused by Tityus pachyurus that is widely distributed around this country. In the Brazilian Amazonian region scorpion stings are a common event caused by Tityus obscurus. The mai...

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Autores principales: Guerrero-Vargas, Jimmy A., Mourão, Caroline B. F., Quintero-Hernández, Verónica, Possani, Lourival D., Schwartz, Elisabeth F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3280238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22355312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030478