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Report on a preparation of snake venom (from Bothrops jararaca): Botropase®

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Haemostatic Drugs

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Botropase® is a coagulant fraction having a thrombin-like activity which is extracted from the venom of Bothrops jararaca.

Similar preparation: Ophidiase®.

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© 1977 Martinus Nijhoff, P.O.B. 442, The Hague, The Netherlands

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Verstraete, M. (1977). Report on a preparation of snake venom (from Bothrops jararaca): Botropase®. In: Haemostatic Drugs. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1106-8_22

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