title: Biochemical and biological characterization of Ecuadorian pitviper venoms (genera Bothriechis, Bothriopsis, Bothrops and Lachesis).
abstract: The lethality and enzymatic activities of venoms from six Ecuadorian pitvipers (Bothriechis schlegelii, Bothriopsis punctata, Bothriopsis taeniata, Bothrops asper, Bothrops atrox and Lachesis muta) are similar to those of other South and Central American species, but with a few exceptions: Bothriopsis taeniata venom had no coagulant activity, and Bothriechis schlegelii venom had no haemorrhagic activity.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum der Rechtsmedizin, University of Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kuch
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mebs
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Freire
mesh_terms: D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D017837:Bothrops; D003435:Crotalid Venoms / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D050830:L-Amino Acid Oxidase; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D051379:Mice; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases; D050830:L-Amino Acid Oxidase