| biological characterization of the amazon coral micrurus spixii snake venom: isolation of a new neurotoxic phospholipase a2. | the micrurus genus is the american representative of elapidae family. micrurus spixii is endemic of south america and northern states of brazil. elapidic venoms contain neurotoxins that promote curare-mimetic neuromuscular blockage. in this study, biochemical and functional characterizations of m. spixii crude venom were performed and a new neurotoxic phospholipase a2 called mspla2-i was isolated. m. spixii crude venom caused severe swelling in the legs of tested mice and significant release of ... | 2015 | 26095535 |