A comparative study on the biological properties of venoms from juvenile and adult common tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) venoms

Tan NH 1 , Ponnudurai G , Mirtschin PJ

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  • 1 Department of Biochemistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Comp. Biochem. Physiol., B, 1993 Nov;106(3):651-4.
PMID: 8281760

Abstract

1. The biological properties of venoms from juvenile and adult common tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) were compared. 2. The lethality, procoagulant activity and enzymatic activities of the juvenile venom were not substantially different from those of the adult venom. 3. Electrophoretic studies, however, indicated some minor differences in the protein composition of the juvenile and adult venoms.

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