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Serum-based inhibition of pitviper venom by eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi)

When organisms possess chemical defenses, their predators may eventually evolve resistance to their toxins. Eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi; EIS) prey on pitvipers and are suspected to possess physiological resistance to their venom. In this study, we formally investigated this hypothesis...

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Autores principales: Goetz, Scott M., Piccolomini, Sara, Hoffman, Michelle, Bogan, James, Holding, Matthew L., Mendonça, Mary T., Steen, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6451346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30824421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.040964