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Biology Articles » Zoology » Herpetology » Ontogenetic variations in the venom proteome of the Amazonian snake Bothrops atrox » Abbreviations

Abbreviations
- Ontogenetic variations in the venom proteome of the Amazonian snake Bothrops atrox


2-DE: two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, IPG: immobilized pH gradient, CRISP: Cysteine Rich Secretory Proteins, PLA2: phospholipase A2,VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor, NGF: nerve growth factor, IEF: isoelectric focusing, DTT: dithiotreitol, PMSF: phenylmethyl sulfonyl fluoride, EDTA: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.

Competing interests
The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests.

Authors' contributions
RAPG- Participated in 2D-PAGE, protein blotting, data analysis and writing of the manuscript.

Anna S – Peptide mass fingerprinting, MS/MS analysis and database searching.

Andrej S- Database searching and data analysis. Participated in the writing of the manuscript

JLLP- Animal collection, venom sample preparation and general discussion of results

J. P- Optimization of 2D-PAGE conditions and computational image analysis

MVS- Participated in the design of the study, coordination and writing.

CAOR- Experimental design, data analysis and coordination. Preparation of the final version of the manuscript.

All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Acknowledgements
This work was supported by PADCT /MCT and FINEP (CT-INFRA). A studentship from CAPES was awarded to Rafael A. Pontes Guércio.


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