Comparative venomics reveals intra, interspecific and ontogenetic changes in the venom composition of Lachesis snakes from Colombia
Overall, the results indicate that Lachesis venoms display compositional and functional variation, that depend on age, sex and geographical zone.
Authors
- Miguel Angel Mejía-Sánchez
- David Meléndez‐Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3643-2668)
- Fernando Lazcano-Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-7043)
- Roberto Arreguı́n-Espinosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4611-4770)
- Gerardo Corzo
- Alejandro Carbajal-Saucedo
- Adrián Marcelo Franco-Vásquez
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (MX)
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (MX)
- Universidad del Caribe (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014021
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00