Vampire Venom: Vasodilatory Mechanisms of Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) Blood Feeding

Vampire Venom: Vasodilatory Mechanisms of Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) Blood Feeding

Animals that specialise in blood feeding have particular challenges in obtaining their meal, whereby they impair blood hemostasis by promoting anticoagulation and vasodilation in order to facilitate feeding. These convergent selection pressures have been studied in a number of lineages, ranging from...

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Main Authors: Rahini Kakumanu, Wayne C. Hodgson, Ravina Ravi, Alejandro Alagon, Richard J. Harris, Andreas Brust, Paul F. Alewood, Barbara K. Kemp-Harper, Bryan G. Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
vasodilatation
potassium channels
Desmodus rotundus
vampire bat
venom
calcitonin gene-related peptide
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/1/26

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