How specifically, could disintegrin-containing toxins cause

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Some snake venom toxins contain proteins with RGD sequences that interfere with integrin functions; they are therefore called disintegrins. Give this fact, how specifically, could disintegrin-containing toxins cause or promote injury within human cells and tissues.

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