The genesis of an exceptionally lethal venom in the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) revealed through comparative venom-gland transcriptomics

BACKGROUND: Snake venoms generally show sequence and quantitative variation within and between species, but some rattlesnakes have undergone exceptionally rapid, dramatic shifts in the composition, lethality, and pharmacological effects of their venoms. Such shifts have occurred within species, most...

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Autores principales: Rokyta, Darin R, Wray, Kenneth P, Margres, Mark J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3701607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23758969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-394

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3701607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23758969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-394

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