Weslei da Silva Aguiar

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Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). Instituto Butantan (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

Weslei da Silva Aguiar in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.

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Scholarships in Brazil

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Abstract
Snake venoms are complex protein mixtures with diverse biological activities, both in their prey and in human victims. Many of these proteins play an important role in catching preys and in the digestive process of these animals. The variability in the activity and venom composition is a fact described in many works and it occurs in several levels: ontogenetic, geographic, sexual, aliment…
Analysis of the ontogenetic and seasonal variability of Bothrops jararacussu's (Serpentes: Viperidae; Lacerda 1884) snake venom, BP.DR

Scholarships abroad

Completed (most recent)

Abstract
Snake venoms are one of the most complex of known venoms and are one of the most studied animal toxins from the last century to the present day. The venoms represent a critical innovation in the evolution of snakes that allowed the transition of prey capture from a mechanical to chemical, and this innovation played an important role in the diversification and evolution of these animals. C…
Analysis of the ontogenetic and seasonal variability of Bothrops jararacussu's (Serpentes: Viperidae; Lacerda 1884) snake venom, BE.EP.DR

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