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Pharmacological characterization of venoms from three theraphosid spiders: Poecilotheria regalis, Ceratogyrus darlingi and Brachypelma epicureanum
BACKGROUND: Tarantulas (Theraphosidae) represent an important source of novel biologically active compounds that target a variety of ion channels and cell receptors in both insects and mammals. In this study, we evaluate and compare the pharmacological activity of venoms from three taxonomically dif...
Autores principales: | García-Arredondo, Alejandro, Rodríguez-Rios, Luis, Díaz-Peña, Luis Fernando, Vega-Ángeles, Ricardo |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4470046/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26085827 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40409-015-0017-8 |
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