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How can venom peptides be developed into human therapeutics?

  • In: PUBLIC LECTURE: SNAKES, SPIDERS AND OTHER VENOMOUS PREDATORS on Monday, 14 April 2014, 17:30-18:30
  • At: PSWC, Melbourne (Australia) (2014)
  • Type: Presentation
  • By: KING, Glenn (The University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, St lucia, Australia)
  • Abstract:

    Venomous animals have a long history as a source of medical treatments. Snake venom has been used in Ayurvedic medicine since the 7th century B.C. to prolong life and treat arthritis and gastrointestinal ailments, while tarantulas are used by indigenous populations of Central and South America to treat ailments ranging from asthma to cancer...

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