The toxinology of sea snake venoms

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-372

  Takasaki, Chikahisa ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; SNAKE VENOM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MYOGLOBINURIA; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; RECEPTOR BINDING; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SNAKE;

EID: 0031754833     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569549809040398     Document Type: Review

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