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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Instituto de Biociências (IBB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Carlos Roberto Natal Junior in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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Crotoxin (CTX) is the most abundant toxin present in the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus, accounting for about 60 per cent of the dry venom weight of this snake. CTX has neurotoxic, myotoxic and coagulant activities and it is the main responsible for the high number of death by ophidian accidents caused by snakes of the genus Crotalus. In addition to those characteristics, it was di…
Crotoxin is a toxin isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom that displays neurotoxic and myotoxic activities, being responsible for a great number of deaths in snake venom envenomation. Besides, recently it was showed new actions of crotoxin with potential therapeutical applications, because its immunodulatory, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-tumor activities. Crotoxin is a…
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