Inhibition of the Hemorrhagic and Proteolytic Activities of Lansberg's Hognose Pit Viper (Porthidium lansbergii hutmanni) Venom by Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) Serum: Isolation of Didelphis Marsupialis 0.15Dm Fraction on DEAE-Cellulose Chromatography

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