The effect of the venom of a Chilean tarantula, Phrixotrichus spatulatus, on isolated guinea pig ventricular myocytes

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 363-371

  Pascarel, C ^a   Cazorla, O ^a   Le Guennec, J Y ^a   Orchard, C H ^b   White, E ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cardiac muscle; Tarantula venom

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; INDO 1; SPIDER VENOM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0031422102     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1997.8291     Document Type: Article

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