Control of venom production and secretion by sympathetic outflow in the snake Bothrops jararaca

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 2547-2556

  Yamanouye, N ^a,b   Britto, L R G ^b   Carneiro, S M ^a   Markus, R P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptors; Bothrops jararaca; Snake; Sympathetic innervation; Venom gland; Venom production; Venom secretion

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; SNAKE VENOM;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BOTHROPS; CATECHOLAMINES; CROTALID VENOMS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0031259160     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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