Snakes from the genus Crotalus gained significant space in the scientific field since the development of researches with their venom involving cytotoxic activity. Crotalus durissus cascavella is the only subspecies recorded of the Caatinga biome of Northeastern Brazil and it’s noticed a lack of studies on its venom properties. The present study evaluated the crude venom of C. d. cascavella for its cytotoxic act...
Snakes have an important biological role in the ecological chain, as well as in scientific researches performed with the venoms produced by them, since the enzyme-protein fractions these substances possess have been studied as pharmacological tools for the discovery of new therapies. Snakes of the genus Crotalus have gained significant relevance in the scientific field, since the venom produced by these reptile...