<it>Micrurus </it>snake venoms activate human complement system and generate anaphylatoxins

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The genus <it>Micrurus</it>, coral snakes (Serpentes, Elapidae), comprises more than 120 species and subspecies distributed from the south United States to the south of South America. <it>Micrurus </it>snake b...

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Main Authors: Tanaka Gabriela D, Pidde-Queiroz Giselle, Furtado Maria de Fátima D, van den Berg Carmen, Tambourgi Denise V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/13/4