Electrophoretic variants of Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus) venoms and migration differences of Mojave toxin.
Mojave toxin was found in comparable quantities in venoms from Mojave rattlesnakes captured in the Big Bend region of Texas and southeastern Arizona. Toxicities in mice were also comparable. Electrophoretic profiles of venom differed significantly between the two groups, suggesting two genetic divergent groups. Immunotransfer revealed several electrophoretic variants of Mojave toxin among the Texas snake venoms, all of which migrated slower than Mojave toxin of venoms from the Arizona snakes.
D000818:Animals; D001130:Arizona; D003435:Crotalid Venoms / Q000145:classification* / Q000633:toxicity; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods; D005612:Freeze Drying; D007120:Immunochemistry; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D051379:Mice; D013781:Texas
D003435:Crotalid Venoms