Electric Blue: Molecular Evolution of Three-Finger Toxins in the Long-Glanded Coral Snake Species Calliophis bivirgatus

The genus Calliophis is the most basal branch of the family Elapidae and several species in it have developed highly elongated venom glands. Recent research has shown that C. bivirgatus has evolved a seemingly unique toxin (calliotoxin) that produces spastic paralysis in their prey by acting on the...

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Autores principales: Dashevsky, Daniel, Rokyta, Darin, Frank, Nathaniel, Nouwens, Amanda, Fry, Bryan G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7915963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33567660
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins13020124

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7915963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33567660
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins13020124

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