Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors of Bothrops jararaca snake venom affect the structure of mice seminiferous epithelium

Background Considering the similarity between the testis-specific isoform of angiotensin-converting enzyme and the C-terminal catalytic domain of somatic ACE as well as the structural and functional variability of its natural inhibitors, known as bradykinin-potentiating peptides (BPPs), the effects...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alberto-Silva, Joyce M Gilio, Fernanda C. V. Portaro, Samyr M. Querobino, Antonio C. M. Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992015000100338&lng=en&tlng=en