TY - JOUR AU - Maria, Durvanei Augusto AU - da Silva, Manuela Garcia Laveli AU - Correia, Mario Cesar AU - Ruiz, Itamar Romano Garcia PY - 2014 DA - 2014/11/18 TI - Antiproliferative effect of the jararhagin toxin on B16F10 murine melanoma JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine SP - 446 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Malignant melanoma is a less common but highly dangerous form of skin cancer; it starts in the melanocytes cells found in the outer layer of the skin. Jararhagin toxin, a metalloproteinase isolated from Bothrops jararaca snake venom acts upon several biological processes, as inflammation, pain, platelet aggregation, proliferation and apoptosis, though not yet approved for use, may one day be employed to treat tumors. SN - 1472-6882 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-14-446 DO - 10.1186/1472-6882-14-446 ID - Maria2014 ER -