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bigboi
at Fri Oct 10 02:31:26 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bigboi ]
That is a very crazy connection. I never thought about venom in that aspect. It is completely mind-boggling. Thinking on the molecular level of an inflammatory response to envenomation is really is pretty weird. The same cytokines that play an important role in inflammation, such as TNF-a, also play a part in cardiac toxicity, in some cases. I think it would be cool to some in vitro studies of cytokine levels and types when exposed to elapid venom as compared to vipers. This may have already been done though, as I am not up to date on toxinology as I am with other areas.
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