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The Target Selects the Toxin: Specific Amino Acids in Snake-Prey Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors That Are Selectively Bound by King Cobra Venoms
Snake venom is an adaptive ecological trait that has evolved primarily as a form of prey subjugation. Thus, the selection pressure for toxin diversification is exerted by the prey’s physiological targets, with this pressure being particularly acute for specialist feeders, such as the King Cobra spec...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9416539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36006190 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins14080528 |