Evidence for Resistance to Coagulotoxic Effects of Australian Elapid Snake Venoms by Sympatric Prey (Blue Tongue Skinks) but Not by Predators (Monitor Lizards)

Some Australian elapids possess potently procoagulant coagulotoxic venoms which activate the zymogen prothrombin into the functional enzyme thrombin. Although the activity of Australian elapid prothrombin-activators has been heavily investigated with respect to the mammalian, and in particular, huma...

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Main Authors: Nicholas J. Youngman, Joshua Llinas, Bryan G. Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/9/590