Bothrops alternatus (urutu)

Venom composition

Figure 1: Composition of B.alternatus venom, studied at the proteomic level. The venom contains the following families: SVMP (venom metalloproteinase) , serine protease, PLA2 (phospholipase A2) , LAAO (L-amino-acid oxidase) , disintegrin and Snaclec (C-type lectin-like) (Ohler et al., 2010).

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Lethal dose

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