Benavides Lozano, Jorge AlejandroCardineau, Guy A.Hernández Pérez, Jesús2019-01-032019-01-032018-122018-12Hernández-Pérez, J. (2018). Characterization of the skin secretions of Dryophytes arenicolor and Identification of Arenin, a novel Kunitz-like polypeptide (Doctoral Dissertation). Tecnológico de Monterrey.http://hdl.handle.net/11285/632731Zootherapy is the treatment of human ailments with remedies made from animals and their products. Despite its prevalence in the traditional medical practices worldwide, research on this phenomenon has often been neglected in comparison to medicinal plantContents Abstract v List of Figures vi List of Tables vii 1. Introduction 11 1.1 Hypothesis 14 1.2 Dissertation objectives 15 1.3 Dissertation structure 15 2. Background 17 2.1 Dryophytes arenicolor 18 2.2 Protease Inhibitor104TextoengopenAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA; QUÍMICA; QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA; POLIPÉPTIDOS Y PROTEÍNASCiencias / ScienceTheory and practice of education--Higher education—Preparation of thesesCharacterization of the skin secretions of Dryophytes arenicolor and identification of Arenin, a novel Kunitz-like polypeptideTesis de doctoradoamphibiansskin secretionsDryophytes arenicolorKunitz-like polypeptidecytotoxicity