Isolation and characterization of α-elapitoxin-Bf1b, a postsynaptic neurotoxin from Malaysian Bungarus fasciatus venom

Bungarus fasciatus is one of three species of krait found in Malaysia. Envenoming by B. fasciatus results in neurotoxicity due to the presence of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurotoxins. Antivenom, either monovalent or polyvalent, is the treatment of choice in systemically envenomed patients. In th...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi, Ting, Yee Tee, Mustafa, Mohd Rais, Othman, Iekhsan, Hodgson, Wayne C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2014
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