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Article: Australian snake Venom may help clot blood.(Brief article)
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- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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Venom from one of Australia's deadliest snakes, the costal taipan, may provide the next generation of blood dotting medications, according to a March 6, 2006, news release from Research Australia, Sydney, Australia. Venom from the costal taipan contains a more stable and faster-acting form of a blood-clotting protein called factor X (ie, factor 10) than that which is produced by mammals. Mammals and snakes naturally produce small amounts of factor X in their livers, but researchers found that this unique form of factor X in snake venom can rapidly stem excessive blood flow in a matter of seconds.
Snake bites from the taipan and several other ...
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