Cardiotoxin III

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Cardiotoxin III (CTX III) is a sixty amino-acid polypeptide from the Taiwan Cobra (Naja naja atra). Recent evidence has shown that CTX III may induce apoptosis in K562 cells via the release of cytochrome c [1].

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  •   Yang, Sheng-Huei et al., Clin. Exp. Pharm 32 pp. 515-520, 2005 Abstract.