Indian red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus concanesis, Pocock) venom prolongs repolarization time and refractoriness of the compound action potential of frog sciatic nerve in vitro through calcium dependent mechanism

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1108-1113

  Deshpande, Shripad B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; SCORPION VENOM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FROG; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIATIC NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; NIFEDIPINE; RANIDAE; SCIATIC NERVE; SCORPION VENOMS;

EID: 0032198357     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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