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[Populational differences in venom composition in the snake Vipera lebetina turanica]
Zhurnal Evoliutsionnoi Biokhimii I Fiziologii
|May 1, 1975
Abstract:
Studies have been made on the toxicity, enzymic activity and fractional composition (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) of the venom obtained from various populations of the snake Vipera lebetina turanica. Animals were captured in different regions of the Mid-Asian part of the USSR. Electrophoretic studies reveal differences in fractional composition, mobility and density of proteins in the venoms studied. However, no significant variations were found in the enzymic activity and toxicity of the venoms.
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