Structural requirements for the edema-inducing and hemolytic activities of mastoparan B isolated from the hornet (Vespa basalis) venom

Toxicon

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1027-1035

  Ho, C L ^a   Lin, Y L ^a   Chen, W C ^a   Hwang, L L ^a   Yu, H M ^a   Wang, K T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASTOPARAN; WASP VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EDEMA; GUINEA PIG; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030245816     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0041-0101(96)00046-3     Document Type: Article

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