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The peptide fraction of Bothrops jararaca snake venom induces toxicological effects on the male reproductive system after local envenomation in mice

CARLOS ALBERTO-SILVA^1,*, ANA CAROLINA DE ARAUJO¹, RODRIGO SIMãO BONFIM¹, JOYCE MEIRE GILIO²

1 Natural and Humanities Sciences Center, Experimental Morphophysiology Laboratory, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), São Bernardo do Campo, 09606-070, Brazil
2 Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, 04023-062, Brazil

* Corresponding Author: CARLOS ALBERTO-SILVA. Email: