title: Age-dependent variations in the venom proteins of Vipera xanthina (Gray, 1849) (Ophidia: Viperidae).
abstract: In this study, polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis and densitometry analysis methods were used to analyze venom extracts of Vipera xanthina specimens of different lengths (35, 47 and 88 cm) collected from the same locality. The electropherograms of the venom protein samples showed age-dependent qualitative and quantitative variations.
authors.affiliation: Ege University Science Faculty Department of Zoology, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. huseyin.arikan@ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.forename: Nurşen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alpagut Keskin
authors.forename: I Ethem
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Cevik
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ilgaz
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003720:Densitometry; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000662:veterinary; D014421:Turkey; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000737:chemistry*; D017819:Viperidae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D014757:Viper Venoms