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jararaca

(ˌdʒɑːrəˈrɑːkə)
n
(Animals) a venomous snake, Bothrops jararaca, found in South America
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[15.] Morais-Zani KD, Grego KF, Tanaka AS (2013) Proteomic Analysis of the Ontogenetic Variability in Plasma Composition of Juvenile and Adult Bothrops jararaca Snakes.
Varias toxinas de serpentes vem sendo usadas no tratamento de diabetes, dores musculares, doencas do coracao e hipertensao: o Captopril, por exemplo, e produzido a partir do veneno de Jararacas (Bothrops jararaca (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)) (BERNARDE, 2009).
In one study it was illustrated that Bothrops jararaca venom proteases activated plasma kininogens to bradykinin, an inflammatory mediator responsible for vasodilation (and thus oedema) at the site of inflammation [48].
Gutieerrez, "Pulmonary hemorrhage induced by jararhagin, a metalloproteinase from Bothrops jararaca snake venom," Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, vol.
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