Two Toxins from Conus striatus That Individually Induce Tetanic Paralysis
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Venom peptides from two species of fish-hunting cone snails (Conus striatus and Conus catus) were characterized using microbore liquid chromatography coupled with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight- mass spectrometry and electrospray ionization-ion
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemistry
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0006-2960,1520-4995
DOI: 10.1021/bi061485s