Enzyme and biochemical studies of stonefish (Synanceja trachynis) and soldierfish (Gymnapistes marmoratus) venoms

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 791-793

  Hopkins, Bennett J ^a   Hodgson, Wayne C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ESTERASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; SCORPION VENOM; STONEFISH VENOM;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORPION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES;

GYMNAPISTES MARMORATUS; SCORPAENIFORMES; SCORPIONES; SYNANCEIA HORRIDA;

EID: 0031842299     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00167-0     Document Type: Article

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