The Mesobuthus martensii genome reveals the molecular diversity of scorpion toxins
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Proteomic analysis of the venom from the scorpion Mesobuthus martensii.
UNLABELLED The scorpion Mesobuthus martensii is the most populous species in eastern Asian countries, and several toxic components have been identified from their venoms. Nevertheless, a complete proteomic profile of the venom of M. martensii is still not available. In this study, the venom of M. martensii was analyzed by comprehensive proteomic approaches. 153 fractions were isolated from the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell & Bioscience
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2045-3701
DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-4-1