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Micrurus snake venoms activate human complement system and generate anaphylatoxins

BACKGROUND: The genus Micrurus, coral snakes (Serpentes, Elapidae), comprises more than 120 species and subspecies distributed from the south United States to the south of South America. Micrurus snake bites can cause death by muscle paralysis and further respiratory arrest within a few hours after...

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Autores principales: Tanaka, Gabriela D, Pidde-Queiroz, Giselle, Furtado, Maria de Fátima D, van den Berg, Carmen, Tambourgi, Denise V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3398285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22248157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2172-13-4