Expression pattern of three-finger toxin and phospholipase A<sub>2 </sub>genes in the venom glands of two sea snakes, <it>Lapemis curtus </it>and <it>Acalyptophis peronii</it>: comparison of evolution of these toxins in land snakes, sea kraits and sea snakes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Snake venom composition varies widely both among closely related species and within the same species, based on ecological variables. In terrestrial snakes, such variation has been proposed to be due to snakes' diet. Land snakes...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/175 |