Bot IT2, a toxin paralytic to insects from the Buthus occitanus tunetanus venom modifying the activity of insect sodium channels

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 397-405

  Stankiewicz, M ^a   Grolleau, F ^a   Lapied, B ^a   Borchani, L ^a   El Ayeb, M ^a   Pelhate, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTHUS; BUTHUS OCCITANUS TUNETANUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030023340     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(95)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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