Article
Gene expression in Echis carinatus (carpet viper) venom glands following milking.
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology - 1 Apr 1992
Paine M J, Desmond H P, Theakston R D, Crampton J M
Abstract excerpt
RNA was extracted from the venom glands of Echis carinatus at different times after milking, and the temporal pattern and nature of mRNA transcribed during venom regeneration was examined by in vitro translation. Venom products were immunoprecipitated with E. carinatus venom polyclonal antiserum....
Topics
- Animals
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Exocrine Glands
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Variation
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- Precipitin Tests
- Protein Biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger
- Saudi Arabia
- Snakes
- Time Factors
- Viper Venoms