• Why myotoxin-containing snake venoms possess powerful nucleotidases? 

      Caccin, Paola; Pellegatti, Patrizia; Fernández Ulate, Julián; Vono, Maria; Cintra Francischinelli, Mariana; Lomonte, Bruno; Gutiérrez, José María; Di Virgilio, Francesco; Montecucco, Cesare (2013-01-25)
      The venom of the snake Bothrops asper causes muscle necrosis, pain and inflammation. This venom contains myotoxins which cause an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration and release of K+ and ATP from myotubes. ATP ...