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Enzymatic analysis of venom from Cuban scorpion Rhopalurus junceus. 古巴蝎子 Rhopalurus junceus 毒液的酶分析。

Journal of venom research Pub Date : 2015-07-22 eCollection Date: 2015-01-01

Alexis Díaz-García, Jenny Laura Ruiz-Fuentes, Arianna Yglesias-Rivera, Hermis Rodríguez-Sánchez, Yanelis Riquenes Garlobo, Osmel Fleitas Martinez, José A Fraga Castro

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