Possible mechanisms of action of cobra snake venom cardiotoxins and bee venom melittin

Toxicon

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 669-695

  Fletcher, Jeffrey E ^a   Jiang, Ming Shi ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; CARDIOTOXIN; COBROTOXIN; MELITTIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM;

CYTOLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMAL; DIRECT LYTIC FACTORS; HEART; HUMAN; MELITTEN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

APOIDEA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0027254408     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0041-0101(93)90375-S     Document Type: Review

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