Varanid Lizard Venoms Disrupt the Clotting Ability of Human Fibrinogen through Destructive Cleavage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Venom Samples
4.2. Thromboelastography
4.3. Figures and Analysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Dobson, J.S.; Zdenek, C.N.; Hay, C.; Violette, A.; Fourmy, R.; Cochran, C.; Fry, B.G. Varanid Lizard Venoms Disrupt the Clotting Ability of Human Fibrinogen through Destructive Cleavage. Toxins 2019, 11, 255. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11050255
Dobson JS, Zdenek CN, Hay C, Violette A, Fourmy R, Cochran C, Fry BG. Varanid Lizard Venoms Disrupt the Clotting Ability of Human Fibrinogen through Destructive Cleavage. Toxins. 2019; 11(5):255. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11050255
Chicago/Turabian StyleDobson, James S., Christina N. Zdenek, Chris Hay, Aude Violette, Rudy Fourmy, Chip Cochran, and Bryan G. Fry. 2019. "Varanid Lizard Venoms Disrupt the Clotting Ability of Human Fibrinogen through Destructive Cleavage" Toxins 11, no. 5: 255. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11050255