Identification of phospholipase A2 and neurotoxic activities in the venom of the New Guinean small-eyed snake (Micropechis ikaheka)

Toxicon

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 101-109

  Geh, Sooi Lin ^a,c   Vincent, Angela ^a   Rang, Simon ^a   Abrahams, Tania ^a   Jacobson, Leslie ^a   Lang, Bethan ^a   Warrell, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CONOTOXIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; SNAKE VENOM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROTOXIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTOR BINDING; ANIMAL; CHANNEL GATING; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHRENIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIAPHRAGM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROTOXINS; NEW GUINEA; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PHRENIC NERVE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SNAKE VENOMS;

EID: 0030614389     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(96)00059-1     Document Type: Article

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