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Intraspecific variation of Centruroides sculpturatus scorpion venom from two regions of Arizona.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 15 Jan 2018
Carcamo-Noriega Edson Norberto, Olamendi-Portugal Timoteo, Restano-Cassulini Rita, Rowe Ashlee, Uribe-Romero Selene Jocelyn, Becerril Baltazar, Possani Lourival Domingos
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated geographic variability in the venom of Centruroides sculpturatus scorpions from different biotopes. Venom from scorpions collected from two different regions in Arizona; Santa Rita Foothills (SR) and Yarnell (Yar) were analyzed. We found differences between venoms, mainly in the two most abundant peptides; SR (CsEv2e and CsEv1f) and Yar (CsEv2 and CsEv1c) identified as natural variants of...
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