Hemorrhage Caused by Snake Venom Metalloproteinases: A Journey of Discovery and Understanding †

The historical development of discoveries and conceptual frames for understanding the hemorrhagic activity induced by viperid snake venoms and by hemorrhagic metalloproteinases (SVMPs) present in these venoms is reviewed. Histological and ultrastructural tools allowed the identification of the capil...

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Main Authors: Gutiérrez, José María, Escalante, Teresa, Rucavado, Alexandra, Herrera, Cristina
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4848620/