Studies on venoms from the black scorpion Heterometrus longimanus and some other scorpion species

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-57

  Gwee, M C E ^a   Cheah, L S ^a   Gopalakrishnakone, P ^a   Wong, P T H ^a   Gong, J P ^a   Kini, R M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARBACHOL; DOPAMINE; NEUROTOXIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; DEPOLARIZATION; ENVENOMATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONADRENERGIC NONCHOLINERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; REVIEW; SCORPION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANDROCTONUS CRASSICAUDA; BUTHUS; HETEROMETRUS; LEIURUS; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS QUINQUESTRIATUS; MESOBUTHUS MARTENSII; MESOBUTHUS TAMULUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0029935364     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569549609080106     Document Type: Review

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