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A transcriptomic analysis of gene expression in the venom gland of the snake Bothrops alternatus (urutu).
BMC genomics - 26 Oct 2010
Cardoso Kiara C, Da Silva Márcio J, Costa Gustavo G L, Torres Tatiana T, Del Bem Luiz Eduardo V, Vidal Ramon O, Menossi Marcelo, Hyslop Stephen
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BACKGROUND: The genus Bothrops is widespread throughout Central and South America and is the principal cause of snakebite in these regions. Transcriptomic and proteomic studies have examined the venom composition of several species in this genus, but many others remain to be studied. In this work, we used a transcriptomic approach to examine the venom gland genes of Bothrops alternatus, a clinically important...
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