Analysis of intraspecific variation in venoms of Acanthophis antarcticus death adders from South Australia
Intraspecific variation in venom composition and activity has been reported from a wide range of snakes. Geographical origin can be one cause for this variation and has recently been documented from Acanthophis antarcticus death adders sampled across four different Australian states. The present stu...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:321827 2023-05-15T13:49:55+02:00 Analysis of intraspecific variation in venoms of Acanthophis antarcticus death adders from South Australia Herzig, Volker Kohler, Maxie Grund, Kai F. Reeve, Shane Smith, Ian A. Hodgson, Wayne C. 2013-08-25 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:321827/UQ321827OA.pdf https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:321827 eng eng Library Publishing Media issn:2044-0324 orcid:0000-0003-2514-3983 Death Adder Acanthophis antarcticus Venom Geographical and intraspecific variation Chick biventer cervicis nerve muscle preparation Journal Article 2013 ftunivqespace 2020-08-05T09:16:13Z Intraspecific variation in venom composition and activity has been reported from a wide range of snakes. Geographical origin can be one cause for this variation and has recently been documented from Acanthophis antarcticus death adders sampled across four different Australian states. The present study examined whether a narrower sampling range of A. antarcticus from four collection sites within one Australian state (i.e., South Australia) would also exhibit variation in venom composition and/or activity. The present LC-MS results reveal marked differences in the venom composition from different collection sites. The most striking difference was the reduced venom complexity found in the only venom originating from a mallee scrub habitat in comparison to the venoms from coastal heath scrub habitats. Interestingly, the pharmacological activity of all venoms was found to be the same, independent of the collection site. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* antarcticus The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace |
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Death Adder Acanthophis antarcticus Venom Geographical and intraspecific variation Chick biventer cervicis nerve muscle preparation Herzig, Volker Kohler, Maxie Grund, Kai F. Reeve, Shane Smith, Ian A. Hodgson, Wayne C. Analysis of intraspecific variation in venoms of Acanthophis antarcticus death adders from South Australia |
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Death Adder Acanthophis antarcticus Venom Geographical and intraspecific variation Chick biventer cervicis nerve muscle preparation |
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Intraspecific variation in venom composition and activity has been reported from a wide range of snakes. Geographical origin can be one cause for this variation and has recently been documented from Acanthophis antarcticus death adders sampled across four different Australian states. The present study examined whether a narrower sampling range of A. antarcticus from four collection sites within one Australian state (i.e., South Australia) would also exhibit variation in venom composition and/or activity. The present LC-MS results reveal marked differences in the venom composition from different collection sites. The most striking difference was the reduced venom complexity found in the only venom originating from a mallee scrub habitat in comparison to the venoms from coastal heath scrub habitats. Interestingly, the pharmacological activity of all venoms was found to be the same, independent of the collection site. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Herzig, Volker Kohler, Maxie Grund, Kai F. Reeve, Shane Smith, Ian A. Hodgson, Wayne C. |
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Herzig, Volker Kohler, Maxie Grund, Kai F. Reeve, Shane Smith, Ian A. Hodgson, Wayne C. |
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Herzig, Volker |
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Analysis of intraspecific variation in venoms of Acanthophis antarcticus death adders from South Australia |
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Analysis of intraspecific variation in venoms of Acanthophis antarcticus death adders from South Australia |
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Analysis of intraspecific variation in venoms of Acanthophis antarcticus death adders from South Australia |
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Analysis of intraspecific variation in venoms of Acanthophis antarcticus death adders from South Australia |
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Analysis of intraspecific variation in venoms of Acanthophis antarcticus death adders from South Australia |
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analysis of intraspecific variation in venoms of acanthophis antarcticus death adders from south australia |
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Library Publishing Media |
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2013 |
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https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:321827/UQ321827OA.pdf https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:321827 |
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Antarc* antarcticus |
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Antarc* antarcticus |
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