Henrique Roman-Ramos, Álvaro R B Prieto-da-Silva, Humberto Dellê, Rafael S Floriano, Lourdes Dias, Stephen Hyslop, Raphael Schezaro-Ramos, Denis Servent, Gilles Mourier, Jéssica Lopes de Oliveira, Douglas Edgard Lemes, Letícia V Costa-Lotufo, Jane S Oliveira, Milene Cristina Menezes, Regina P Markus, Paulo Lee Ho
Coralsnakes ( Micrurus spp.) are the only elapids found throughout the Americas. They are recognized for their highly neurotoxic venom, which is comprised of a wide variety of toxins, including the stable, low-mass toxins known as three-finger toxins (3FTx). Due to difficulties in venom extraction and availability, research on coralsnake venoms is still very limited when compared to that of other Elapidae snakes like cobras, kraits, and mambas. In this study, two previously described 3FTx from the venom of M...
March 22, 2024: Toxins