Cardiovascular studies on venom from the soldierfish (Gymnapistes marmoratus)

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 973-983

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

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FISH VENOM; METHYSERGIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; ENVENOMATION; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTILITY; INOTROPISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; HEART; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; VASODILATION;

EID: 0032125148     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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