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BioMed Research International
Volume 2017, Article ID 4315832, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4315832
Research Article

A New Platelet-Aggregation-Inhibiting Factor Isolated from Bothrops moojeni Snake Venom

Bruna Barbosa de Sousa,1,2 Carla Cristine Neves Mamede,2,3 Mariana Santos Matias,1 Déborah Fernanda da Cunha Pereira,1 Mayara Ribeiro de Queiroz,2 Edigar Henrique Vaz Dias,1 Anielle Christine Almeida Silva,4 Noelio Oliveira Dantas,4 Júnia de Oliveira Costa,1,5 and Fábio de Oliveira2,6

1Instituto de Genética e Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
2Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Nano-Biofarmacêutica (N-Biofar), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
3Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Monte Carmelo, MG, Brazil
4Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
5Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Triângulo Mineiro, Campus Ituiutaba, Ituiutaba, MG, Brazil
6Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Correspondence should be addressed to Júnia de Oliveira Costa; rb.ude.mtfi@atsocainuj and Fábio de Oliveira; rb.ufu.amaraumu@arievilof

Received 7 July 2017; Revised 12 September 2017; Accepted 24 September 2017; Published 1 November 2017

Academic Editor: Ji-Fu Wei

Copyright © 2017 Bruna Barbosa de Sousa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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