Snake venom proteins that affect the haemostatic system can cause (a) lowering of blood
coagulability,(b) damage to blood vessels, resulting in bleeding,(c) secondary effects of …

Snake venoms are complex mixtures of biologically active proteins and peptides. Many of
them affect hemostasis by activating or inhibiting coagulant factors or platelets, or by …

The Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles offers" one-stop shopping" to all biologists,
biochemists, toxicologists, physicians, clinicians, and epidemiologists, and informed …

Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is an essential secreted protein in bone turnover due to its role as a
decoy receptor for the Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kB ligand (RANKL) in the …

C-type lectin-like proteins (CLPs) have a variety of biological activities, including
anticoagulant-and platelet-modulating activities but have no lectin activity. CLPs are made …

Podoplanin is a transmembrane O-glycoprotein that binds to C-type lectin-like receptor 2
(CLEC-2). The O-glycan-dependent interaction seems to play crucial roles in various …

A number of C-type lectin-like proteins that affect thrombosis and hemostasis by inhibiting or
activating specific platelet membrane receptors or blood coagulation factors have been …

More than 300 known species of venomous snakes are classified into five families,
Hydrophidae, Elapidae, Viperidae, Crotalidae and Colubidae. Venom proteins have also …

C-type lectin-like proteins (CTLs) as found in snake venoms fulfill various physiological
functions. They play a role in hemostasis and have helped elucidate mechanisms involved …

The protein composition of the crude venoms of the three most important vipers of Tunisia
was analyzed by RP‐HPLC, N‐terminal sequence analysis, MALDI‐TOF mass …