{"title":"Atractaspis (Serpentes, Atractaspididae) the burrowing asp; a multidisciplinary minireview","authors":"E. Kochva","doi":"10.1017/S0968047002000109","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Dedication 91 History 91 Taxonomy 91 Distribution 92 Behaviour 92 Venom apparatus 93 Venom 93 Evolution 97 Acknowledgements 98 References 98 The family Atractaspididae is a highly modified derivative of a lineage that apparently arose early in the history of ‘colubroid’ snakes, and its taxonomy and relationship with other ophidian groups is still uncertain. Snakes of the genus Atractaspis have a characteristic venom apparatus, including the structure and function of the striking unit and of the venom glands. The composition of their venom is also unique in containing several low-molecular weight components, the sarafotoxins, which affect the cardiovascular system and are similar to the mammalian endothelins.","PeriodicalId":342456,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of The Natural History Museum. Zoology Series","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2002-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"10","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Bulletin of The Natural History Museum. Zoology Series","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0968047002000109","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Dedication 91 History 91 Taxonomy 91 Distribution 92 Behaviour 92 Venom apparatus 93 Venom 93 Evolution 97 Acknowledgements 98 References 98 The family Atractaspididae is a highly modified derivative of a lineage that apparently arose early in the history of ‘colubroid’ snakes, and its taxonomy and relationship with other ophidian groups is still uncertain. Snakes of the genus Atractaspis have a characteristic venom apparatus, including the structure and function of the striking unit and of the venom glands. The composition of their venom is also unique in containing several low-molecular weight components, the sarafotoxins, which affect the cardiovascular system and are similar to the mammalian endothelins.
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