Snake venom constituents: biochemistry and toxicology (Part 1).
Complicated and mystifying as the snake envenomation process may appear, the toxic principles of snake venoms are biochemical entities that could be isolated, purified and characterized. In this review, the toxicological process of envenomation and the biochemical basis of venom toxicity are presented for those not directly involved in venom research but who nevertheless have an interest in snake venom poisoning.
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Laboratory for General Toxicology, National Institute for Public Health and Environmental Hygiene, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
D000818:Animals; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000633:toxicity; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D003435:Crotalid Venoms / Q000633:toxicity; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D006461:Hemolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000633:toxicity; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*
D000925:Anticoagulants; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D009498:Neurotoxins; D011506:Proteins; D012910:Snake Venoms; C010563:crotamine